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Posts tagged: urban exploration
Still secure………detail of the lock “securing” one of the old storefronts.
Straubville, N.D.
A railroad town that never got past 40-50 people. The townsite is named after the farmer that gave up property for this little rail road town to be built. Other than a triple storefront and a couple of houses. This place could be driven past and never spotted. Very rural part of the county.
A stove that met a nasty end in Mose, N.D.
This is “the town that blew away”. A tornado took away a good portion of the town in 1943 and Mose never fully recovered.
It looked as if nobody lived there now, but one place looked as if it was used for “camping”.
Arena North Dakota.
A true ghost town. Zero residents.
I am messing around with black and white levels here. I wanted to make something that looked post-apocalyptic or nightmarish. Like a photograph of how Tim Burton sees dreams.
Dry Ice Company
Brick’s Eye View
Rather large chamber. My fave part of the facility. I walked on the roof above. If I did not think it was stable. I certainly would not attempt it. That is a 40-50 foot fall to a concrete floor.
Dry Ice Company
The lower windows were HUGE, and covered with bars. Some even had safety perforated plate over it.
Apartment building.
There were burned sections, so entry would have been a bad idea. Most of what I have been doing lately for exploration is solo. So I have to be even more careful. Nobody to help me if I get hurt.
Random place I found. Huge abandoned section, but active enough to make it hard to get into. Crap.
I like the ceiling, the pattern made by the squares.
Old general store and hotel I think.
I think they used up all of the no trespassing signs in this county.
Ominous apartment building.
This building is painted a very dark brown, almost black, and sits on a little knoll.
Very Very Rural North Dakota
The tick house.
I call this one “C’MON DOWN!”
Very Very Rural North Dakota
This house had a nice old hay bale maker in front. It was all shot up too.
Drawback, first encounter with ticks on the trip. I hate ticks. I was paranoid the whole rest of the road trip.
North Dakota
This truck was near an abandoned school. Had a very nice talk with the landowner. He told us the history of the school and such. Once he figured out we were not vandals or other bad folks that is.
I would hate to have “Big Yellow” bearing down on me! No “crumple zones” back then, just steel.
Good recon of two sites today. One is 80-90% abandoned, but has security cameras and the like set up.Only one real way in or out. This one may have to wait a little while.
The other is closed down, and has “security” of the bored and unarmed type. I have found an alternate entrance, and as long as I move quietly and quickly. I can get in an out unseen.
Planning ahead of an explore and both on the ground visual recon and recon using available satellite data is the difference between getting caught and getting good photos.
Too many newbies just try to bash their way in and get busted. I use the lessons of the Viet Cong when they plan an infiltration or ambush.
The concept is called 7 slows and 1 quick. The seven slows are all the planning, to include infil and exfil routes, Identifying hazards (security, cameras, police stations nearby, etc), equipment planning (what to carry and wear), recon of the site, planning time and day of the operation etc.
The quick is execution of the plan. Moving with speed and stealth into and out of the target. I have urbexed a site right under the noses of Law Enforcement and Security. They never knew I was there. All because I knew which way into the site was under cover.
Chesapeake Grain Elevator
“Get to da hoppah!”
OKAY, well. It sounded funny to me.
Rocky heaven TB Hospital
Most of the buildings were no longer safe to enter. Notice the collapsed roof. Entry would have been completely foolhardy.
This one appears to have been staff offices.
