Trip Report from the San Rafael Swell
A few weeks ago kicked off our family's first trip of the season at the San Rafael Swell in Utah. It was a great, but windy, week with lots of exploring where we visited the "Little Grand Canyon"...
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Searching_Ut wrote:
While having grown up in 11 states, I spent two years as a elementary aged kid in Southern Utah. On a couple of occasions we went and watched them fire those missiles from the green river complex to white sands. They would have a canopy setup for spectators with refreshments. Of course back then there were virtually no people in the area to come and watch. It wasn't crowded like it is now. You can still see one of the old missles that is stuck in the sand near an ATV track northwest of Monticello. Lot's of history in the area if you get out and explore.
For your next adventure you'll have to find the site where they did some of the data gathering and blew up explosives above a tunnel gathering information needed prior to building the Cheyenne mountain complex.
That's really cool! So can you tell me more about where the missile is near Monticello?
I'm assuming your talking about the MK tunnels on the north side of Buckhorn Wash.....we go to the Swell several times a year and love Utah.
