AOAA Adventure in the Winter with Tad and Freinds

I meet up with Tad and his freinds Harvey, Jamie, Steve, and Donna at Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area for a winter exploration of the old mines, equipment, goat man, and even a mine fire!

[@milemarker_oscar_mike]

Nice rip and tear through the snow. 👍

[@tadeccleston8879]

I put awesome tune system in. We were rockin, but cc can't put in videos because of copywrite I'm thinking. Total shame. Killer zeppelin and sabbath tunes..lol

[@tadeccleston8879]

Tks for noticing exhaust. It actually woke her up!

[@milemarker_oscar_mike]

@@tadeccleston8879 Sounds like a whole different machine ... She's got a sweet roar man ! 💪👍

[@tadeccleston8879]

It's my new loud lever. Lol. Dropped 15 lbs, added 5 hp. That's what rpm says. But I do notice that it's crisper, and way better down low throttle response. But it's alittle loud after 4 hours..lol

[@tadeccleston8879]

I'm happy with it. 500 bucks, but it was worth it. Like I said, It woke up the bottom end of power curve.

[@jamesvalentine7456]

Awesome video ❤

[@coalcrackerchris]

Thanks 🤗

[@jonathanheim5842]

so there was a big open slope right next to that building you stopped at briefly and said it may have been a wash house. in the early 2000s you could go into the mine opening but they filled it in when they started clearing all of that timber in the area. That would have been in the days before AOAA. I have pictures if you're interested.
The Hill you went up on that overlooks the little lake is the area we used to call The Sands.
I haven't seen this area since before it was AOAA. Thanks for the memories!

[@coalcrackerchris]

Yeah , going back there this week. Would like to see what it used to look like

[@jonathanheim5842]

@@coalcrackerchris do you have an email address I can send those pictures to?

[@chazman4461]

Not sure if it is still burning but there used to be a coal mine fire off of route 54 going from Mahanoy City to Shenondoah.

[@johnwalsh1541]

The fires burning underneath AOAA are part of the Centralia fire that has been burning since 1962,look it up ,really wild story 😮

[@coalcrackerchris]

I didn't know that. Yeah..all the mines were connected. First time seeing this. Saw vid on Glen burn 6 yrs ago... Temp inside back of mine was 80°F

[@johnwalsh1541]

@coalcrackerchris really cool stories of Centralia,,,alot to comprehend, this has been a problem in Pennsylvania for 60 plus years and is estimated to burn for another 250 years, ride your dirtbikes or atv through this area,it is an amazing place to explore

[@johnwalsh1541]

@coalcrackerchris graffiti highway,,rt 61 look it up,,garbage burn 🔥, memorial day 1962,cant put it out,,,? It 2024,when,great read on this catastrophe, U.S. Government took eminent domain over the town and said

[@johnwalsh1541]

See ya all later,,sad story

[@lawerencestimpson2280]

Very exciting clip!!!

[@tadeccleston8879]

I loved every minute of that ride. A first for me, 4 wheeling in the snow.

[@rev.tommiestovall7541]

I'm still mad over what they did to the cave swimming hole. Now it's just ugly boulders

[@David.Colvin]

I found that 15 years ago before they reclaimed that area.

[@tadeccleston8879]

Found what? That old building? I can't wait to get back there and explore that

[@David.Colvin]

The fire.

[@tadeccleston8879]

Omg, it's been burning for that long? Amazing.

[@milemarker_oscar_mike]

​​​​@@tadeccleston8879 Exhaust sounds outstanding man ! Did you modify it since the last vid ? Sounds different ? Nice rip that day !

[@tadeccleston8879]

Rpm slip on. 😊

[@tadeccleston8879]

Do you ride up there? Will hook up someday. I'm at aoaa camping most of the summer