Shamokin/Centralia, PA March 15th and 16th Wheeling and Camping

I'll be driving through there tomorrow, dropping of a spare hood from my STi. This is the best time of year to check out Centralia because you can see more of the steam coming out of the ground than the whisps of smoke you see in the summer.

 

It's steam from the fire still burning under the town. It's also the town that inspired Silent Hill.

 

Not sure if this is exclusive or anything but I'm down for camping or at least wheelin on Saturday. What are the trails like? My broke ass is running on stock suspension right now.

 

Never exclusive with me and Tex just don't expect to rush through everything we like to explore both out of our trucks and in them. As for your rig you'll be fine stock it has trails for every set up.

 

Sounds like my kind of trip

 

That's perfect because I am the same way, I really want to adventure..... also my gf gets sick when we go for to long without stopping.

 

That's never fun^

 

Centralia might be a challenge for you if they have rebuilt the berms up or if they got a crap load of snow built up over them, but Shamokin you should be able to drive right in

 

I stopped by Centralia this weekend and was up past my knees. It's nice and quiet at least.

 

Are you by chance really short? Lol

 

Hopefully by the time we make it up there, it won't be so deep. I was talking with a guy majoring in Geology at West Chester about Centralia and The Whaleback. He told me how to cook hot dogs on the steam vents, and that the Whaleback use to be a sea bed, then the tectonic plates shifted to form them, and that there are tons of fossils there.

 

That's awesome! Hard to believe central PA use to be part of the sea bed.

 

It was only 300 million years ago. You make it sound like that's a long time or something. We have a tradition on Easter to go fossil hunting. Tons to find in the mountains of mine waste if you're into that sort of thing.

 

Are you by chance familiar with Wee Man?

 

Lol yes I am

 

Hey Tex I'm not planning on bringing any dinner for Saturday I was planning on going to that pub again, how many are coming up Saturday night.

 

I might come along .... This sounds like fun ... If I make it I'll bring some steel targets !
Would love to see a Hot Dog cooked on the steam .... What a great story to tell later : )
I would meet you at Ca-B-la's

 

Heck Yea man

 

I would be interested in going. I have always wanted to go out to centralia, but have never gotten a chance.

 

Nope - not this time...
Headed to NC the following weekend.
Sorry guys.