CME Expedition 3

Location: Skien, Norway.
Members: 001.
Type: Shelter.
Status: Active / In Use.

Had a little spare time one evening, so went out for a stroll, bringing the camera along. The mission was checking out the outside of what could possibly be the largest shelter complex we have in this city. I know for a fact that this must be big, because a couple of years ago I walked by when they were doing some sort of work in there. The doors were open, and they had this little excavator just inside the blast proof doors. I went over to ask the two guys that were working there if I could have a look just beyond the doorway, but got turned away for lack of security clearance (!) But what I did manage to do was notice that beyond the doors, the tunnel ran as far into the mountain as my eyes could see and there were plenty of doorways leading off to either side. One of those working there could see I was just a curious guy and let me know that amongst other things, this shelter is connected to the train tunnel mentioned in Expedition 1. There are all sorts of rumors about these tunnels and what the complex contains. Most likely there is a whole lot of telecommunications equipement in here. But one thing is clear..they're enormous. As an interesting side note, during a national guard exercise about 10 years ago I walked past and they had guards stationed at all the entrances to this place, and there are quite a few scattered throughout the city. Enough talk..lets get down to business..

Main Entrance

Blast Proof Doors

Turbines

These turbines are huge. It's difficult to get an idea of the size and scale from the pictures. From time to time they start up, make a whole lot of noise and blow out hot air. This supports the rumors that there might be cables, telecomequipment and other stuff that would need cooling down there.

No Parking

Side Entrance

Side Door

Modern Lock

Another Way In?

After rummaging around for a while I found something that could prove to be interesting. There is no telling what could be down here, who knows, there might be a secondary emergency hatch somewhere. There are often more than one way into these places.But as can be seen from the last picture, exploring needs to wait for another time, equipped with better footwear, flashlights and fellow cavemen..

Before heading home I decided to swing by another one of the entrances to this complex, situated relatively close by. I'll let the pictures speak for them selves. There might be several expeditions around this area to find more entrances and trying to find the extent of this complex..

-Caveman 001-

Another Entrance

Down Into The Darkness