In July 2012 alongside my PhD. coordinator (Prof. Dr. Calin Baciu) and one of my colleagues we went so find the everlasting fires in the Carpathian and Sub-Carpathian hill sides. We where in 4 places where we found the EF mentioned in the scientific literature that was published in the 70's in Romania.
Our first stop was Lepsa. First we visited near the village a beautiful waterfall.
I discarded the warning not to pass the safety fences, and went near the waterfall.
The next day we started our campaign and went to find the everlasting fire from Lepsa. After a 2.5 hour long hiking, we finally found the fire :)
Here we measured the flux and also sampled gas from the tiny seep (the small red "line" in the excavation at my feet).
The next day we continued our journey to the village of Adreiasu, where the most famous EF is located in Romania.
Standing next to the largest flame of the site, in summer (32 degrees Celsius!).
My colleague and I measuring the central part of the seepage site.
Near the EF we also found a small mud volcano! We also measured the gas emissions of this site as well.
Our next stop was the EF from Raiuti.
Our final stop was the EF of Lopatari.
Will making the flux measurements, my coordinator measured the diameter of the seepage area.
This was the final picture taken in our campaign.
