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We tried the long and dangerous climb up here, looking for a way into the main mill, but there's a territorial turkey vulture at the top that forced us to turn back.
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Lots of ladders to nowhere.
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Lots of hellholes from decay and removed machinery.
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What's left of the freight elevator.
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The chute guarded by the vulture.
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Hard to show in the dark, but the machine halls are massive.
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"Clean up - Don't burn up"
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The lower level was cold and damp, enough to see our breath. The higher we went the warmer it got, but it was all very damp with bats flying around. We got in around 11 PM, just as Duran Duran was finishing their show at a music festival practically next door and only got out around 3 AM after drinking a couple beers on the roof. The place is huge with so much to see and it's easy to get separated if straying too far apart. There's still quite a bit of machinery left behind and it seems there's a bit of construction work that's been done in some areas.
The hard part is reaching the mill at all, as there's a lot of risk involved and the potential of being spotted from the road or by security. As for how to get into the building, let's just say a previous explorer left a handy note near the point of entry...
Truly an amazing place worth visiting before the planned redevelopment.