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The Nuclear Power Plant is owned by a large and powerful organization that would prefer everyone just forget it exists-and that they spent 2 billion dollars to build an abandoned concrete jungle that they never used.

This location happens to be well guarded and well secured by tall barbed wire fences. Last time I was here it was practically a ghost town but this time we encountered some of the most intense exploring I've done in a while. We parked the car as far away, but still on the property, as possible and took our time burying it under branches and shrubbery to conceal it. We then hiked through the woods in a circuitous route so as to utilize the cover as much as possible. But as we got closer we were more and more exposed without cover to hide us. Trucks were circling. I don't recall how many times we had to duck as a truck drove by. We would sit at every clearing to determine the nearest cluster of trees that would provide us the most cover. Then one by one we ran, crouched, to each spot where we laid in the grass to stay out of sight until we regrouped and planned the next route. Everyone I know who has been here has been ticketed. But as long as there's a way inside, there will be weirdos like us who methodically find it. The unlucky or careless ones will get snatched up and made an example of. This keeps the guards busy and content that they are successfully performing their jobs. Those of us who get lucky and make it inside and back out will know the rewards that come with a successful adventure. I look at it like a sporting event; It's our team versus the security guards and they have home field advantage. After the contest, mental high fives and "good game"s for the dudes trying to keep us out. No hard feelings since they're just doing their jobs and we're just doing ours. This time we enjoyed luck and the benefits of taking every possible precaution. If we still managed to get busted after all that work well then at least we tried; only then can we say we did our best and our best just wasn't good enough. Today, however, it was the home team's turn to take a loss. After this major win, the visitors have now advanced to game 6 of on their flawless winning streak as they rampage across the US. We'll see if they can keep up this momemntum going into game 7 when they take on Memphis.

This is part 6 of 7 from a recent road trip.

See our previous trip here.

UPDATE: Check out my short video of this place here.