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More on The Utah Monolith
byVanderleunonNovember 27, 2020
Two days ago inIf we believed in omens… I reported that “Utah Officials” didn’t want to disclose the location of the monolith for fear that people would risk their lives going to see it. Internet to Utah Officials, “Blo moi.“
They were aided by internet sleuths who had quickly geo-located the structure on Google Earth and posted the coordinates online.
“I decided to go there first because I was drawn to the fact that this object had been there for five years, hidden in nature,” said David Surber, a 33-year-old former US Army infantry officer who drove six hours through the night after finding a Reddit post claiming to have found the exact location. On the way, he was bombarded with hundreds of messages and requests. They included things like: “Bring a magnet in case there is a secret door!”
I want to see video of a group of people gathered around it banging on the ground with bones. Then we will know it is real.
ghostsniperNovember 27, 2020, 11:20 AM
By now I expected a pik of it propped up in somebody’s living room.
Anybody with experience with stainless steel knows that thing hasn’t been out in the elements for 5 years. Maybe if it has a serious coat of epoxy all over it.
Casey KlahnNovember 27, 2020, 11:45 AM
It goes down as a seriously noteworthy practical joke in a year of LARPy jokiness.
I had a ‘cute’ idea, but then I thought twice about traveling and driving for hours to find the monolith and toting a box of refrigerator magnets along with me; only to reach it and find out that it is made of the type of stainless steel that is non-magnetic.
never mind.
Rob MuirNovember 27, 2020, 1:12 PM
“All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there. Use them together. Use them in peace.”
It wasn’t us. I swear. We DID put a proper black 9x4x1 monolith on the grounds of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governor’s State University, way back in 1986. That was very pre-imterweb and not in a remote location, so we didn’t get any publicity off campus.
A crying shame this was discovered by the ” authorities” on federal land, isn’t federal land OUR land, I’m all for these tasteful works of art being installed on Our Land. Love the Mystique!.
Example, in 1991, I responded to a fire with a gent from USFS, as we explored looking for the origin of the fire, we discovered a series of tunnels. This is three miles west of Chiliquin Or, Klamath Tribe turf. ” when we entered the caves I could feel the presence of ancients, we found ancient tools and other items that helped us determine that we had stumbled into an ancient Indian burial grounds.
I penned a detailed report forwarded it to the tribe. The next afternoon I received a telephone call from the tribe asking about the caves, their exact location. I drove back out, meeting with Klamath tribe cultural leaders, archeologist, were I escorted them to the series of caves.
I watched closely as we entered the caves, the look on these folks faces, the smiles, indicated something extrodamary was happening. I learned that the Klamath Tribe was not aware of this particular sacred site, that we had stumble into a small piece of their ancient history.
I was sworn to secrecy, asked to please never guide others to this site, and please don’t come back, to my knowledge this secret sacred site has never been revealed to the world. if the Klamath Tribe wants to keep it their secret, they are wise to not tell a sole outside their circles.
Dirk
girdilNovember 28, 2020, 7:26 AM
Blame Stanley Kubrick for the monolith confusion. This is what his God looks like.
EX-Californian PeteNovember 28, 2020, 8:30 AM
I do hope I’m wrong, but if the location of it has now been revealed, it’s only a matter of time before the monolith and surrounding rock structures are peppered with graffiti, people carving their initials in them, and littered with fast food wrappers.
VanderleunNovember 28, 2020, 9:07 AM
Actually, Pete, I’ve spent a goodly amount of time in the Utah wilderness near that site and I have to say that the era of graffit and carving into rocks and littering is pretty much all over. You just don’t see it. Hell, on the expeditions I was on (ten days and two weeks) we even carried out our shit.
PA CatNovember 28, 2020, 9:54 AM
“It’s only a matter of time before the monolith and surrounding rock structures are peppered with graffiti, people carving their initials in them, and littered with fast food wrappers.”
Pete may be thinking of the graffitification of Cadillac Ranch, that tourist attraction along the Mother Road in Texas. As this brief video indicates, people are now encouraged to festoon the Cadoliths with spray-painted initials, slogans, symbols, and whatnot in a range of eye-searing colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqtTz-Uw2kU&ab_channel=MulticopterWarehouse
Mystery buffs may be interested to know that the Cadoliths are set into the Texas earth at the exact same angle as the sides of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Next thing you know, there will be sightings of space aliens at the Cadillac Ranch.
ghostsniperNovember 28, 2020, 2:32 PM
people are now encouraged to festoon the Cadoliths with spray-painted initials, slogans, symbols, and whatnot in a range of eye-searing colors
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Show up with a cordless compressor and s spray gun and paint all of them gloss black.
AggieNovember 28, 2020, 9:50 PM
““Utah Officials” didn’t want to disclose the location of the monolith for fear that people would risk their lives going to see it.
It’s about a mile from the nearest county road with no major elevation changes. Wonder what the real reason could be? Utah is full of extreme sports people, and the authorities don’t seem overly worried with their extreme slick rock biking, four-wheel-drive activities, rock-climbing or base jumping. Hmm. Odd.
Hopefully someone will one day claim responsibility and tell us how it was done. I wonder what the statutes of limitations are for what they did. sigh. Another one bites the dust.
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I want to see video of a group of people gathered around it banging on the ground with bones. Then we will know it is real.
By now I expected a pik of it propped up in somebody’s living room.
Anybody with experience with stainless steel knows that thing hasn’t been out in the elements for 5 years. Maybe if it has a serious coat of epoxy all over it.
It goes down as a seriously noteworthy practical joke in a year of LARPy jokiness.
Now, do Bigfoot. I always loved that myth.
I had a ‘cute’ idea, but then I thought twice about traveling and driving for hours to find the monolith and toting a box of refrigerator magnets along with me; only to reach it and find out that it is made of the type of stainless steel that is non-magnetic.
never mind.
“All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there. Use them together. Use them in peace.”
It wasn’t us. I swear. We DID put a proper black 9x4x1 monolith on the grounds of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governor’s State University, way back in 1986. That was very pre-imterweb and not in a remote location, so we didn’t get any publicity off campus.
If you want to take a look: http://www.arghproductions.com/monolith.html
It needs the PanAm flight attendants dancing Rockettes style to “Thus Spake Zarathustra”.
A crying shame this was discovered by the ” authorities” on federal land, isn’t federal land OUR land, I’m all for these tasteful works of art being installed on Our Land. Love the Mystique!.
Example, in 1991, I responded to a fire with a gent from USFS, as we explored looking for the origin of the fire, we discovered a series of tunnels. This is three miles west of Chiliquin Or, Klamath Tribe turf. ” when we entered the caves I could feel the presence of ancients, we found ancient tools and other items that helped us determine that we had stumbled into an ancient Indian burial grounds.
I penned a detailed report forwarded it to the tribe. The next afternoon I received a telephone call from the tribe asking about the caves, their exact location. I drove back out, meeting with Klamath tribe cultural leaders, archeologist, were I escorted them to the series of caves.
I watched closely as we entered the caves, the look on these folks faces, the smiles, indicated something extrodamary was happening. I learned that the Klamath Tribe was not aware of this particular sacred site, that we had stumble into a small piece of their ancient history.
I was sworn to secrecy, asked to please never guide others to this site, and please don’t come back, to my knowledge this secret sacred site has never been revealed to the world. if the Klamath Tribe wants to keep it their secret, they are wise to not tell a sole outside their circles.
Dirk
Blame Stanley Kubrick for the monolith confusion. This is what his God looks like.
I do hope I’m wrong, but if the location of it has now been revealed, it’s only a matter of time before the monolith and surrounding rock structures are peppered with graffiti, people carving their initials in them, and littered with fast food wrappers.
Actually, Pete, I’ve spent a goodly amount of time in the Utah wilderness near that site and I have to say that the era of graffit and carving into rocks and littering is pretty much all over. You just don’t see it. Hell, on the expeditions I was on (ten days and two weeks) we even carried out our shit.
“It’s only a matter of time before the monolith and surrounding rock structures are peppered with graffiti, people carving their initials in them, and littered with fast food wrappers.”
Pete may be thinking of the graffitification of Cadillac Ranch, that tourist attraction along the Mother Road in Texas. As this brief video indicates, people are now encouraged to festoon the Cadoliths with spray-painted initials, slogans, symbols, and whatnot in a range of eye-searing colors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqtTz-Uw2kU&ab_channel=MulticopterWarehouse
Mystery buffs may be interested to know that the Cadoliths are set into the Texas earth at the exact same angle as the sides of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Next thing you know, there will be sightings of space aliens at the Cadillac Ranch.
people are now encouraged to festoon the Cadoliths with spray-painted initials, slogans, symbols, and whatnot in a range of eye-searing colors
===========
Show up with a cordless compressor and s spray gun and paint all of them gloss black.
““Utah Officials” didn’t want to disclose the location of the monolith for fear that people would risk their lives going to see it.
It’s about a mile from the nearest county road with no major elevation changes. Wonder what the real reason could be? Utah is full of extreme sports people, and the authorities don’t seem overly worried with their extreme slick rock biking, four-wheel-drive activities, rock-climbing or base jumping. Hmm. Odd.
The latest on Reddit shows a picture of where it used to be. I think it was removed friday. Cool until the stupid internet ruint it, like it always does on anything remote.
https://www.reddit.com/r/UtahMonolith/comments/k2vdv7/the_monolith_in_southern_utah_is_gone/
Hopefully someone will one day claim responsibility and tell us how it was done. I wonder what the statutes of limitations are for what they did. sigh. Another one bites the dust.