I’ve actually thought about bringing my mesh radio for GPS coordinates and buying my own clip Geiger counter just so I can go find it. It’s been a few years, and I haven’t heard anything about it, nor can I find anything online. Iwas pretty far out on unmarked but well-traveled trails, and didn’t have a GPS or the mind to keep track of all the forks. The trails are also not on a map, so I’ll have to make my own or borrow a GPS that will keep track of my trail…
Damn, even looking at terrain maps isn’t as helpful as you’d think.
You should totally look for it again. It could be some sort of dispersed contamination, or if since you didn’t find anything on your boots, it could be an orphan source that got dumped in the valley. So long as you don’t spend too much time there, it should be safe.
Going over the history of the area, I can’t fathom any “real” source of radiation, certainly nobody is hauling medical equipment that far or trying to hide a dump. The last buildings I was aware that got built that far out were pre-1900s and I’ve found most of their foundations.
I 100% want to get my own counter (no longer friends with the person I borrowed from since they turned into a huge bigot) if only just to prove to myself I’m not crazy and the thing really was beeping. No idea what type of radiation, as it didn’t differentiate between the types, for all I know I could have stumbled on an old banana dumping site lol
Honestly I might take a drone out and fly low over the canopy to see if I get any spikes in any of the valleys I can reach.
I will 100% have to make a post if I can find it again. Especially if I ever find out what it was.
I would bet on it just being natural then. It can get fairly high naturally. I’m curious what your Geiger counter was reading? I’m sure you don’t remember, if you even knew when it happened. It could just be that it was set to alert you to even minor radiation sources and it wasn’t actually a meaningful amount of radiation. Just a little natural uranium or something that you don’t need to be worried about.
I wonder if contacting your local fire department might be the route into things. They’re not police, so it’s not an imminent danger type thing, but I’m guessing they have the tech or connections to people that do. Might be an interesting story at the end.
I’ve actually thought about bringing my mesh radio for GPS coordinates and buying my own clip Geiger counter just so I can go find it. It’s been a few years, and I haven’t heard anything about it, nor can I find anything online. Iwas pretty far out on unmarked but well-traveled trails, and didn’t have a GPS or the mind to keep track of all the forks. The trails are also not on a map, so I’ll have to make my own or borrow a GPS that will keep track of my trail…
Damn, even looking at terrain maps isn’t as helpful as you’d think.
You should totally look for it again. It could be some sort of dispersed contamination, or if since you didn’t find anything on your boots, it could be an orphan source that got dumped in the valley. So long as you don’t spend too much time there, it should be safe.
Going over the history of the area, I can’t fathom any “real” source of radiation, certainly nobody is hauling medical equipment that far or trying to hide a dump. The last buildings I was aware that got built that far out were pre-1900s and I’ve found most of their foundations.
I 100% want to get my own counter (no longer friends with the person I borrowed from since they turned into a huge bigot) if only just to prove to myself I’m not crazy and the thing really was beeping. No idea what type of radiation, as it didn’t differentiate between the types, for all I know I could have stumbled on an old banana dumping site lol
Honestly I might take a drone out and fly low over the canopy to see if I get any spikes in any of the valleys I can reach.
I will 100% have to make a post if I can find it again. Especially if I ever find out what it was.
I would bet on it just being natural then. It can get fairly high naturally. I’m curious what your Geiger counter was reading? I’m sure you don’t remember, if you even knew when it happened. It could just be that it was set to alert you to even minor radiation sources and it wasn’t actually a meaningful amount of radiation. Just a little natural uranium or something that you don’t need to be worried about.
Now if only Lemmy had a !subscribe bot…
I wonder if contacting your local fire department might be the route into things. They’re not police, so it’s not an imminent danger type thing, but I’m guessing they have the tech or connections to people that do. Might be an interesting story at the end.