Posted by alexcell33 There an abandoned school build in late 1800's about 40 min from me. Its going to be demolished very soon (October). First time I went landscapers were working and there were gardeners right outside the entrance I found. I went back today and they started venting out the building for demolition. There was tents and fences around the main entrance with many workers. I still could get through the entrance I found and was determined. The only thing that stood in my way was a fence and wall I had to parkour up. Unfortunately the fence ended up giving me 8 stitches in my hand and I had to leave and drive home to a clinic. Still not giving up. 1. Really deep puncture wound didn't look that bad fat was oozing out of my palm. click to view

I got a wound just like that from a fence. Got to the top, went over to the other side, jumped, but my palm caught a barb and I felt it hang there for a second before getting ripped away. Ended up with something almost exactly like that. I put some butterfly stitches across it and it closed up fine but there's a pretty scar there. I abandoned that expedition then, climbed back over and left to tend the wound.

A month or so ago I spotted a rather abandoned looking something off the side of the highway on a Sunday drive about. Found out later that it was a fairly recently retired small coal-fired power plant by the river. Haven't had much time to do much this summer, so it took me a while to have an opportunity to go back there.

Demolition complete.

Been so hoping for baby's first big industrial explore. ;___;

So we just drove up and down the river a bit snapping pictures of the factories out the window. That was okay too.

I guess.

Posted by fornaz ... but I have acquired a deep hatred for retired people ...

Shake?

I don't mind a fail, but a trip of 2000 miles, 15 fails and 0 pictures can be quite frustrating though ;)

Nowadays try to mix locations which work out for sure (as backup) and the rest are potential places.

And the journey is also important, be sure to have good company

Why call it a failed exploration when you can call it an informative scouting!

Working in Montreal this past July with my exploring partner in crime/co-worker and decided to take a break and find some Quebequois abandonments. Spotted this place outside of Ottawa almost completely enclosed in trees so we parked at the end of the long driveway and started walking up.

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There was a barn, many outbuildings and an old house with easy access and lots of items inside it. We were excited, we had been drawing blanks on good spots, all had been boarded up solid so far and we don't kick in doors etc.

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Next thing we know a truck comes out of nowhere, an overgrown driveway to the left running off the main one, which must have led to an even more hidden house that was still occupied. Camera in hand I approach the man and say hi. He doesn't speak English so I switch to French, hoping that will get us on his good side. He wanted to know what we were doing of course and I told him the place was beautiful, I just wanted to take pics. He got mad and said "Maybe once it was!" and kicked us off the property.

It sucked because we can't return anytime soon and it was the only unsealed location we found the whole trip (had to waste most of it working LOL).

This next pic was typical of a lot of places we found, full of stuff, intact glass and boarded tight. Limited to peeking and photographing thru windows


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When I first moved to the city I'm in now, I discovered a large hospital that had only been abandoned for a year or so. It was on the way to most places I went to, so naturally, I'd drive by it many times a week. People had been in - a lot - but nothing at the time. One day though, I found a photo set of the interior and asked the poster how he got in. He surprisingly told me the way, but since I was only a month in, I didn't know anyone yet. I kept putting putting it off - but demolition started within a few weeks. Even then, I kept putting it off. People were still getting in, and I just sat back.

I did eventually get in, but at the eleventh hour and under the guise of a photography student. Everything except one building stood by then, but it was still neat to see. Still, I kick myself over not going earlier all the time.