small nightly trips

I have been on many small trips recently. Most of them to small locations like ghost towns, churches and schools. During the night is when i have been exploring but i have managed to get a couple of days when we had nicer weather. Here are some photographs from some of those trips.

abandoned kitchen

abandoned living room complete with shag carpet

bedroom

first time light painting - this was an old school - still had the desks inside

inside the school - takin a break to drink five alive & lounge

small ukranian church

rusted car & old homestead in the background

an old living area

peeling paint

lonely chairs

tunnels!

Tunnels are something that is not a huge thing in Saskatchewan but with a bit of research they can be found. Wether is being natural or built by man, tunnels are where you least except them. Most people dont know much about tunnels or that we have any in Saskatchewan. Well now you know - we do have them although alot of them are disappearing fast - i have been fortunate to have my fair share of fun in them.
Highlights & Lowlights of being in tunnels:

• having to wear a resperator
• tripping & taking a face plant into asbestos
• being the only person in the group who can stand up straight in the tunnels without hunching over
  
• running into something on the ground
• partially caved in tunnels
• being underground

natural caves/tunnels

me!

one of my exploring partners - all the white on his sweater is asbestos

little gate at the end of the tunnel

another buddy of mine i explore with - in a fairly clean tunnel

asbestos flaking & peeling off pipes

definately the cleanest tunnel i have been in - and the most recent

proper footwear

The other day i was speaking a fellow explorerer about types of footwear to explore in. I know it seems like common sense that you should have proper shoes to explore but thats not always the case. I know for me i change up my shoes. This could be because i am driving or its really hot outside and i would rather have flip flops and sometimes i dont even change shoes at all - i just walk out of the house in what i am wearing.
It seems that no matter how much trouble i get into not wearing the proper shoes i still continue to do it. So this is for all those people that explore in crazy footwear not suited for the occasion.

Examples of what not to wear:

sock feet

flip flops
slippers

"dawgs"
punishment for wearing dawgs: sharp dry grass coming through the shoe and cutting my toe

Proper Footwear: