I went back to an area I recently found to do some more digging. And it revealed another location. It's not the biggest exploration but definitely pretty interesting. And I had a lot of fun. From what I can gather it was a lime elevator for the nearby quarry.

My usual camera broke. So I had to resort to my old one that has a broken zoom and the focus goes crazy. I apologize for some of the fuzzy photos.

I'm pretty sure there's a hidden house back here too. It looks like some sort of villa or estate or something. But, from my research, it seems to be owned and maintained regularly. However, It doesn't really seem to be actually lived in.

According to the map, there seemed to be a building towards the back so I started there. 1.


This explains why it was so hard to make out on the aerial images. There was one room still in tact with a work bench and a few cool items. But those files got corrupted on my memory card somehow. 2.


The chimney was the only thing really visible from the trail. 3.


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Found this poor guy dried up by the forgotten lake. 5.



The forgotten lake. Great fishing spot. 6.


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Upon Arrival. 8.


I first thought it wouldn't be do-able. 9.


A small airport nearby kept producing small aircraft. I was able to use these things to my advantage. 10.


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Time Clock, I think. 19.


Someone appeared to have used this phone receiver as a make shift doorstop. 20.


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Machinery in the tower itself. 26.


At the top. 27.


Watch your step. 28.


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There is roof access. 30.


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Going back down was tricky with a backpack. 33.


Found a couple more things on the way out. 34.


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It looked like the rest of the phone went out of a window. 36.


I came across this partially underground area that was caved in on one side. 37.


It turned out to be the building that housed the bottom of the conveyor which would have elevated the stone up to the tower. 38.


The conveyor was operated from down here. 39.


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And I found this little building as I was leaving. 42.

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Nice dude! The area is proving to be worth a trip! I'm down!

Thanks man. I'm looking forward to it.

Nice man, these are oftentimes some of my favorite trips. Railroad tracks, old roads, trails, etc., that reveal abandonments and hidden treasures not as a "ue destination" themselves, but just a great part of a hike or bike ride beyond where normal people venture.

Posted by shotgun mario Nice man, these are oftentimes some of my favorite trips. Railroad tracks, old roads, trails, etc., that reveal abandonments and hidden treasures not as a "ue destination" themselves, but just a great part of a hike or bike ride beyond where normal people venture.

Thanks dude!. Also, I went back to the lakefront and checked out that drain you were telling me about. It's in my post about biking into the city.

i misspent my youth on tracks with a rimfire... never found stuff like this.

Posted by cdevon i misspent my youth on tracks with a rimfire... never found stuff like this.

Me too (except we only had bb guns and sling shots). You are correct though, it doesn't happen very often. However, one of the coolest things I ever explored was thanks to the train tracks (well these were old tracks converted to a trail with an abandoned railroad bridge that we used to hang out under). It was probably about 1999 (freshmen year of high school) when we found the old Quicfrez building near this bridge in my hometown. I'm pretty sure they manufactured freezers into the 1950s. I'm not sure what the building was used for after that. But, when we went inside, there were entire restaurants full of equipment-bars, bar stools, host's podiums, a couple hundred booth seats, and tons of stainless steel flat top grills and such. Needless to say, we positioned some of this stuff into our own little bar. There was even a front door from a defunct Ponderosa restaurant there in town (which we also got into after they shut down). All this was only one section of the first floor. Elsewhere in the building there were snowmobiles, trucks, old farm implements, and even a vintage Ferrari. I only wish I was a child of means and had my own camera back then. The building ended up burning to the ground and, for years, the site has been plagued with soil contamination problems due to the refrigerants. Sorry for the long story in this comment. But it all happened because we wandered around the tracks and bridges. To this day, I still keep my eyes peeled on areas like this and this time it paid off with, not one, but 3 abandonments.

Nice set, its always good to see pictures taken from high places!

Too awesome!!!

Posted by SN95cowboy Nice set, its always good to see pictures taken from high places!

Thanks man. Yep, I always try to get to the highest place.

Posted by yeya Too awesome!!!

Thank you as well. I was pretty excited when I found this place.

I've added this to the database if anyone in the area happens to be interested.

http://www.uer.ca/...ow.asp?locid=31781

Looks like a cool place, I'd love to check it out sometime! Hopefully you can fix your camera situation soon, but the set is still pretty good!

Posted by Lost Photographer Looks like a cool place, I'd love to check it out sometime! Hopefully you can fix your camera situation soon, but the set is still pretty good!

Thanks! This spot alone is not really worth the trip. But, for anyone already in the area, or passing through, it's worth a stop.

Fixing my camera situation will require buying a new one. I've wanted a solid camera for a long time but I'm just such a rookie at taking pictures that I've never been able to justify such a purchase. Now that I actually have cool stuff to capture though, I'm feeling more of a desire to try learning photography. Here's the dilemma with this year's tax return, however...I'm lacking my own car at the moment. So, the camera may have to wait.