Visiting "The Whaleback" in Coal Township, Pa.

Tad from Maryland takes my wife and I on an off road trip on Anthracite Offroad Adventure Area in Coal Twp. to visit a rock anomaly dubbed 'the whaleback"(yeah, it looks like a whale laying there)!!
Plus, watch to the end for a bonus find!!

[@anthracitemafia]

Awesome footage. Love this place. I need to get the family and the FPV Drone up there this fall. Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@tallguy0887]

Back in the day we had the best beer parties right where you guys stood over looking the whale back.

[@tadeccleston8879]

Man, I wish I was there for that. Blackwood was crazy in the 80s

[@sueb860]

My mom is from Middleburg...she never got to know her dad's side of the family, but many of them lived in Coal, Augusta & Mahanoy townships. Trying to put her family history together. Interesting places, thanks for taking us along.

[@Bob_V]

Nice Drone footage :)

[@coalcrackerchris]

Glad you liked it

[@DDExplores]

yea,,, the highwall is falling,,,, and opening up the old mines,,, cool

[@tadeccleston8879]

That's what I thought. Ps, like you videos, watch them alot

[@DDExplores]

@@tadeccleston8879 awww thanks,,, are you from NEPA ?

[@tadeccleston8879]

I don't know what that is ? I'm just a dude from Maryland who hooked up with the cracker..I'm a member to all the off road riding areas where alot of coal mining ruins are. That's why I can get the cracker to the ruins. I'm tad, the sxs driver. If your ever near shamokin I'll take ya for a ride if ya want. I love showing passengers all the cool ruins up here

[@tadeccleston8879]

Oh, north east pa..lol..sorry. no, I live 150 miles south of shamokin on the chessapeke bay. I just love the area and the people up there. I keep a camper and bikes at aoaa. I'm up there every month for 10 days. That's when I hook up with the cracker. I'm 12 miles away from his work when camping

[@jenniferlommler3289]

Awesome drone footage

[@coalcrackerchris]

Thanks 👍

[@OBAViJEST]

if the strip mine encompassed all the cleared out land, what was in the crevices that were filled in with those huge rocks? And what was the purpose of those two square pools (or holes before they were filled in with water)?

[@coalcrackerchris]

It's an extreme 4x4 course for rock crawlers...this used to be a vein(s) of coal. All stripped out

[@tadeccleston8879]

It's an extreme rock crawler trail. They actually have competitions to see who can get thru the fastest. Water holes you see are part of corse. Those crazy jeepers..lol