Haunted by the need to Camp in an Abandoned Place, Mike and I decide do a Backpacking Trip to the Abandoned Lyndonville Radar Station in the Remote Woods of northern Vermont.
Lyndonville AFS, also known as the North Concord Air Force Station, was a cold war era radar base that functioned as a ground control intercept and warning station from 1956 to 1963. Built as a defensive measure against the ever growing threat of a Soviet nuclear attack, it’s mission was to provide the Strategic air Command with 24/7 data on aircraft approaching the eastern US. Roughly 25 miles from the Canadian border, near the town of East Haven, Vermont, it’s location was chosen due to it’s far northeast orientation, under the assumption that this would be a likely attack vector for soviet nuclear bombers attacking major metropolitan areas on the east cost, including the US capitol itself.
Today the base sits abandoned on the remote ridge of East Mountain, with all of it’s radar towers still standing as a reminder of the post WWII escalation that almost brought the world to it’s end. On the upside, the views are fantastic.
Notable Gear
- Sawyer Select S3 Water Filter
- Outdoor Vitals 15° StormLOFT MummyPod
hammock sleeping system
- Outdoor Vitals Hammock
- Coleman Folding Saw
- Byer of Maine Tri Light Camp Stool
- Glock 23
- Hammock Gear Cuben Hex Tarp
- EMS Longtrail 70 Backpack (Sintax77’s pack)
- Gregory Palisades 80
(Mike’s Pack)
- Olight HS2
USB Rechargeable Headlamp
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- Trailkilla (Outdoor Vids)
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