nameless abandoned church

Just when I thought I knew where every interesting abandoned church was in the province I found another one. Not only is it an interesting abandoned church but its Ukrainian! I had no idea this church existed and upon researching finding its name has become impossible. There is no information or history and its name is unknown.

to the lake

Took a trip to the cabin. Of course taking the direct route is never an option so we took an alternate route which made us arrive hours later than we should have. On our way we took some interesting roads avoiding rain, found some abandoned churches and a schoolhouse. Overall it was a nice little outing photographing our favorite subject.

"goat paths" we use to get to locations

blue Ukrainian church - the first church on our roadtrip

schoolhouse

back in the trees, lies this huge beautiful catholic church

I think this may have been a religious camp...

flooded basement of a church

doing renovations

small town abandoned church

bannack - ghost town

Bannack is a tourist town, and usually we don't do tourist ghost towns but this one is quite unique. This old mining town was completely abandoned and has some beautiful old buildings. We visited all the open buildings and were fortunate to find a worker who let us into the Masonic Hall which had a schoolhouse on the bottom. A very unique building we are told they still have meetings here and a bit about its history. The hotel was my favorite building as it had a spiral staircase and can still be used for events. The whole town has a fascinating history and the houses have not been restored but instead are in their natural decaying state but protected by the state.

Many many houses and shops lined the street, an old mill can also be seen and a graveyard. This unique town was well worth our time and a small fee.

"Bannack was founded in 1862 when John White discovered gold on Grasshopper Creek. As news of the gold strike spread many prospectors and businessmen rushed to Bannack hoping to strike it rich. In 1864, Bannack was named as the first Territorial Capital of Montana. Remaining in Bannack for only a short time, the Capital moved on to Virginia City. In 1863 gold had been discovered near Virginia City and at that time many prospectors left Bannack in hopes of finding the mother lode in Virginia City. However, some people stayed in Bannack and explored the use of further mining techniques. From the late 1860's to the 1930's, Bannack continued as a mining town with a fluctuating population. By the 1950's gold workings had dwindled and most folks had moved on. At that point the State of Montana declared Bannack a State Park. Today, over sixty structures remain standing, most of which can be explored."

http://www.bannack.org/

School interior

School interior

Hotel Interior

Hotel Meade

Inside the church

Masonic Temple & School

flooding restrictions

I recently had to travel for my cousins wedding. Since I am not one for weddings I knew that I had to plan exploration while I was visiting. Unfortunately I was in the wrong part of the province as most of my favorite places were flooded. I was only able to get to a few locations in the area but did manage to explore on my way back home.

once again more statues in the graveyard -

this time i was taller than one!

abandoned graveyard in a very active city

drifted grids

The other day I decided to make a quick trip out because there was no wind! I went out with saskurbex and we decided to stay nearby and visit a stone church we had found at night a few months ago. The grids were fine until we arrived to the one leading up the church, it was full of snow and nothing any vehicle could make it through. The snow drifts were extremely high but since it was nice outside we decided to walk. It was definitely worth it as the sun was beautiful against the frosted snow and the drifts in the graveyard were very interesting.