a christmas explore

A christmas explore.

I went out the other night with my exploring partner. The only thing we had in mind was a church which we weren't even sure was still around. Ends up we picked the night with the most fog. Not that i mind fog but it makes it hard to find anything.

We almost missed the church - hidden away in the fog there it stood. Not a bad find but totally gutted and destroyed. Next we continued on and found a few interesting farmhouses along with an old town hall. The town hall hall was the most interesting by far because it was decorated with christmas items as well it had a tree all set up and decorated. Clearly abandoned for years this place was virtually untouched. The middle of nowhere not one window smashed, not one dish broken into pieces the place was amazing. Besides some foundation problems this place could probably be used again.

It was great to find the christmas stuff because this was our last trip exploring together until after christmas. So here are a few pictures from our trip, keep in mind as it was fairly cold we kept the dslr's in the vehicle and took the canon s3 around to locations with us.

echoes of music

Seems everywhere we go there are churches and in most churches there is either an organ or a piano or both! I have been to so many abandoned churches around this province i cant even count. I love finding abandoned pianos - something about the peeling keys or faded woods makes me very excited. I use to play the piano so i can usually sit down and play a tune or two.
Here are some of my favorite pictures.

twisted metal

This goes along with my industrial mayhem post. We returned to the mine and here are the pictures that i took. Since there was very little left i took an artsy abstract approach to things and took some interesting pictures of the mental piles left from the buildings being torn down.