Title: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: Msblue on September 14, 2008, 04:55:32 AM
Post by: Msblue on September 14, 2008, 04:55:32 AM
Today's the first time I've heard of it. Amazing!
http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=1830
http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=1830
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: quizlixx on September 14, 2008, 05:16:36 AM
Post by: quizlixx on September 14, 2008, 05:16:36 AM
wow, 35 years. first time i heard about it too
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: afreethinker30 on September 14, 2008, 07:05:07 AM
Post by: afreethinker30 on September 14, 2008, 07:05:07 AM
Awesome pictures.One person looks like child 
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: Asmodean on September 14, 2008, 12:03:42 PM
Post by: Asmodean on September 14, 2008, 12:03:42 PM
:banna: Maybe even open a BBQ place for tourists. "Asmodean's Hamburgers and BBQ from Hell" 
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: MariaEvri on September 14, 2008, 12:27:22 PM
Post by: MariaEvri on September 14, 2008, 12:27:22 PM
I've seen this before during my "stumble-upon" travels. Awesome place 
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: quizlixx on September 14, 2008, 03:59:27 PM
Post by: quizlixx on September 14, 2008, 03:59:27 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean":eek: I want to go there and do some honest BBQ-ing. :pop:hi, can i get a #4 hell burger combo with a coke and a satan pie.
now i'm hungry.
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: McQ on September 14, 2008, 04:37:46 PM
Post by: McQ on September 14, 2008, 04:37:46 PM
Pretty cool. There [strike:i4espvjf]is a town[/strike:i4espvjf]...sorry, was a town (Centralia, PA), near where I live that had to be abandoned because a fire began in an underground coal mine in 1962 and has been burning ever since. It will probably burn for a couple hundred years more, and there are no plans to try and extinguish it. Ironically enough, the fire was apparently started by the Centralia Fire Department.
I've been there a few times. It's really bizarre. I'll go there again in the late fall to take some more photos of the gases rising out of the ground. It's actually very dangerous to be there, as the ground can give in any place at any moment, and the gases can be dangerous too. Most shockingly is that some of the residents refused to heed the evacuation plan and still live there! There is no town left. Just a cemetery and a few houses, and what's left of the borough hall, which I think they use as a church (go figure).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania)
I've been there a few times. It's really bizarre. I'll go there again in the late fall to take some more photos of the gases rising out of the ground. It's actually very dangerous to be there, as the ground can give in any place at any moment, and the gases can be dangerous too. Most shockingly is that some of the residents refused to heed the evacuation plan and still live there! There is no town left. Just a cemetery and a few houses, and what's left of the borough hall, which I think they use as a church (go figure).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania)
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: curiosityandthecat on September 14, 2008, 05:29:27 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on September 14, 2008, 05:29:27 PM
Quote from: "McQ"Pretty cool. There [strike:10o5czez]is a town[/strike:10o5czez]...sorry, was a town (Centralia, PA), near where I live that had to be abandoned because a fire began in an underground coal mine in 1962 and has been burning ever since. It will probably burn for a couple hundred years more, and there are no plans to try and extinguish it. Ironically enough, the fire was apparently started by the Centralia Fire Department.
I've been there a few times. It's really bizarre. I'll go there again in the late fall to take some more photos of the gases rising out of the ground. It's actually very dangerous to be there, as the ground can give in any place at any moment, and the gases can be dangerous too. Most shockingly is that some of the residents refused to heed the evacuation plan and still live there! There is no town left. Just a cemetery and a few houses, and what's left of the borough hall, which I think they use as a church (go figure).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania)
I really want to visit that place. I love abandoned areas; they feel anything but empty, to me. Can't wait until I get to Asia; there are numerous abandoned villages and resorts. I also want to visit Chernobyl, if I can get clearance. It's amazing how much access people tend to give you when you're carrying a large camera.
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: Asmodean on September 14, 2008, 06:32:32 PM
Post by: Asmodean on September 14, 2008, 06:32:32 PM
Quote from: "quizlixx"hi, can i get a #4 hell burger combo with a coke and a satan pie. :D
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: curiosityandthecat on September 14, 2008, 06:39:10 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on September 14, 2008, 06:39:10 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"NEEEXXT!!! :beer:
Bravo, sir. Bravo.
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: Asmodean on September 14, 2008, 06:49:41 PM
Post by: Asmodean on September 14, 2008, 06:49:41 PM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Bravo, sir. Bravo.Notice the insignia on that pie? I'm SO buying the trademark!
Title: Re: Darvaz: The Door to Hell
Post by: quizlixx on September 15, 2008, 04:44:06 AM
Post by: quizlixx on September 15, 2008, 04:44:06 AM
Quote from: "Asmodean"Quote from: "quizlixx"hi, can i get a #4 hell burger combo with a coke and a satan pie. :D
:hail: