I found this very cool blog while I was searching for some information on a local event. I read several pages of it, and found it extremely fascinating. The author and various friends go on short trips to investigate abandoned places--everywhere from old shopping malls to hunting lodges, to sewer tunels to old schoolhouses! The author is a decent writer, and he sweetens the deal by including good photos from the excursions. Enjoy!
www.undergroundozarks.com/
Exploring abandoned places. . .
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Very cool stuff. There's a ton of sites dedicated to this sort of thing, and I find them fascinating.
Lots 'o good links here....
www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/link ... laces.html
Lots 'o good links here....
www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/link ... laces.html
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www.pahighways.com/toll/abandonedturnpike.html
This is about 2 hours from where I live. When I get back from vacation, I'm going to head up there with the mountain bike and a camera.
This is about 2 hours from where I live. When I get back from vacation, I'm going to head up there with the mountain bike and a camera.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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www.kiddofspeed.com/chernobyl-revisited/
Remember the Chernobyl reactor in russia that burned down? Well there is this HUGE area that is not fit for human habitation. Radiation will stay in the Chernobyl area for the next 48.000 years, but humans may begin repopulating the area in about 600 years.
Definetly a cool site to check out.
Remember the Chernobyl reactor in russia that burned down? Well there is this HUGE area that is not fit for human habitation. Radiation will stay in the Chernobyl area for the next 48.000 years, but humans may begin repopulating the area in about 600 years.
Definetly a cool site to check out.
We miss you Tracie but your Spirit will always shine brightly on the Watch 
Now that is cool.
And she is nuts.
And she is nuts.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Apparently she's not the only one. As I understand it, there are some people still scattered on the outskirts of the area, and I think they post scientists or monitoring folks or something out there on rotation.
Word to the wise, speaking from experience. Be aware of whose property you're on and whether you're supposed to be there or not. A lot of the smaller abandoned places in my area are on private or restricted property and it is not pleasant being questioned or chased off. Use caution and never, ever forget the "we got lost" excuse. Just remember to hide the camera before you say that.
Word to the wise, speaking from experience. Be aware of whose property you're on and whether you're supposed to be there or not. A lot of the smaller abandoned places in my area are on private or restricted property and it is not pleasant being questioned or chased off. Use caution and never, ever forget the "we got lost" excuse. Just remember to hide the camera before you say that.
"We probably could have saved ourselves, but we were too damned lazy to try very hard... and too damn cheap." - Kurt Vonnegut
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"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
Oh absolutely. I was wandering through the abandoned Enchanted Forest on Rt.40 a few weeks ago and got popped by the owner and his family. Luckily, I remembered enough of the place from my youth to engage him in a lengthy conversation about it, and he didn't freak out too badly. He just told me to be careful on my way out.
Edit-I just need to quit my job and travel. Check this out.
Edit-I just need to quit my job and travel. Check this out.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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That Chernobyl "tour" is incredible. Elena is a pretty good tour guide. She may be nuts but she's not stupid, heh. She knows exactly what she's doing and seems completely aware of the risks. I like her wit and morbid sense of humor:
Oddly, the most haunting image to me is that photo of the town from a happier time in the early 80s, showing two little girls strolling past cheery flowers. You wonder, did they perish in the disaster too? Or are they alive today but dying from radiation-induced cancer?
I hope Elena's site gets many visitors. She's providing a valuable document of that place frozen in time.
The roads are blocked for cars, but not for motorcycles. Good girls go to heaven. Bad ones go to hell. And girls on fast bikes go anywhere they want.
She's also very eloquent in describing what it must've been like on the day of the explosion, and of the ensuing panic. Her words are as mesmerizing as her pictures.Here, we entering the area of Chernobyl. I check the fuel reserve and tire repair kit. I don't want to be marooned in the middle of nuclear desert.
Oddly, the most haunting image to me is that photo of the town from a happier time in the early 80s, showing two little girls strolling past cheery flowers. You wonder, did they perish in the disaster too? Or are they alive today but dying from radiation-induced cancer?
I hope Elena's site gets many visitors. She's providing a valuable document of that place frozen in time.
Wow! Thanks for reviving this.
In Aust, the biggest group who do this are: Cave Clan. Alas, they are far away in Melbourne. Some groups do it in Brisbane, but I never seem to find the time. A friend of mine used to do this kind of thing a lot on his own. He then took it to the level of simply exploring populated places where he shouldn't be, such as walking into conferences, private parties, and corporate functions which he had no permission to do so. Was surprisingly easy for him to pass unnoticed, even in 'secure' areas.
That Chernobyl site is fantastic. It's now suddenly become my #1 holiday destination.
In Aust, the biggest group who do this are: Cave Clan. Alas, they are far away in Melbourne. Some groups do it in Brisbane, but I never seem to find the time. A friend of mine used to do this kind of thing a lot on his own. He then took it to the level of simply exploring populated places where he shouldn't be, such as walking into conferences, private parties, and corporate functions which he had no permission to do so. Was surprisingly easy for him to pass unnoticed, even in 'secure' areas.
That Chernobyl site is fantastic. It's now suddenly become my #1 holiday destination.
"For the love of God, Montresor!"
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!" - Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado.
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!" - Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado.
Now that is brave! Although I'm not sure how interesting his photographs would be - shots of corporate big wigs in their native environments don't exactly excite me.Montressor wrote: A friend of mine used to do this kind of thing a lot on his own. He then took it to the level of simply exploring populated places where he shouldn't be, such as walking into conferences, private parties, and corporate functions which he had no permission to do so. Was surprisingly easy for him to pass unnoticed, even in 'secure' areas.
Just don't forget your Geiger counter! And if you bump into Elena, please say hello to her for me!That Chernobyl site is fantastic. It's now suddenly become my #1 holiday destination.
Yeah, not my idea of an exciting shot, either. Once, he went to the front of a swish hotel in the city where they had some red carpet laid out. He simply rolled it up, put it over his shoulder and walked it all the way home through the CBD. Not one person ever questioned him, or tried to stop him.Matrixman wrote:Now that is brave! Although I'm not sure how interesting his photographs would be - shots of corporate big wigs in their native environments don't exactly excite me.Montressor wrote: A friend of mine used to do this kind of thing a lot on his own. He then took it to the level of simply exploring populated places where he shouldn't be, such as walking into conferences, private parties, and corporate functions which he had no permission to do so. Was surprisingly easy for him to pass unnoticed, even in 'secure' areas.
Will do. Shall make sure I bring a few bolts fastened with strips of white cotton too (obscure reference).
Just don't forget your Geiger counter! And if you bump into Elena, please say hello to her for me!
"For the love of God, Montresor!"
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!" - Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado.
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!" - Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado.
You should have nominated it for a Watchie. . . silly Matrixman!Matrixman wrote:* BUMP * for MsMary
- makes a nice complement to "The Internet's a Weird and Funny Place."
I thought this was one of the most interesting threads from last year. Abandoned places and photography were made for each other.
Some neat sites; I didn't even think types of these sites existed. I did quite a lot of exploring vacated caves and houses in the hills and dales of southern wisconsin all through High School, but once I got older I was more concerned about getting shot by some local goof or getting arrested by cops for trespassing.
Cowboy: Why you doin' this, Doc?
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Cowboy: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: ... I don't.
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Cowboy: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: ... I don't.
I don't know what to say, m'lady. I offer no excuses. I'd throw myself at your mercy, but I believe Emotional Leper has already done it enough times for both of us.Wyldewode wrote:You should have nominated it for a Watchie. . . silly Matrixman!Matrixman wrote:* BUMP * for MsMary
- makes a nice complement to "The Internet's a Weird and Funny Place."
I thought this was one of the most interesting threads from last year. Abandoned places and photography were made for each other.