2 more drains - Thread - Urban Exploration Resource


	UER Store
	order your copy of Access All Areas today!


	Activity
	615 online Server Time: 2024-04-23 19:59:05


	Visit
	Infiltration Access All Areas AvBrand

UER Forum > Journal Index > tick tock > 2 more drains (Viewed 2246 times)

2 more drains
entry by tick
11/28/2005 4:01 AM

I was supposed to meet up with Horus and his dad today for some draining, but the weather was unpleasant (heavy rain), so that didn't work out. I swung by Wetnut 29 and Emmet Street drains though... they were both only an inch or two above normal water level. Probably not worth the risk though.

So, while I was out and about, I decided to look for a drain outfall that I was pretty sure was behind a shopping center. I parked at the shopping center, and walked around back and into the woods. I immediately stumbled across an old spring house - a stone hut of sorts, recessed into the hillside, with a spigot sticking out of the wall. Kinda neat.

From here, I climbed down the hillside and into the creekbed. Following the creekbed downstream, I passed through a semi-ghetto apartment complex, and ended up in a marshy stormwater retention area. From the other side of the wetland I could hear the splashing of water - success! I had found a 5' RCP storm drain. I climbed in, flicked on my flashlight, and headed upstream. After about 100', I decided to head out and return another day (remember, it's raining heavily this whole time).

Exiting the drain, I headed back through the marshy area and followed a trail downstream. Eventually I came to a fallen tree across a creek that came in from the side. I followed this creek upstream, until I found another 5' RCP storm drain. This one dumped into a VERY deep pool, and was surrounded by thick-ass briars. By surrounded, I mean that you couldn't see the drain entrance through all the briars that were fallen down over it. But, I slowly forged my way through all the briars and into the drain.

This one didn't go too far before it shrunk to 4' or so, and a pair of smaller pipes dumped in from the sides. I headed back out the way I came, vowing again to return when it's not so rainy.

So... two new drains, one of which probably doesn't suck. And I know where at least two more are, which means that I need to get off my ass and explore them.

Modify Entry

Comments: (use Reply to add a comment)

tick

Location: Abingdon, VA
Gender: Male
Total Likes: 1 like

Re: 2 more drains
< Reply # 1 on 12/10/2005 10:48 PM >
| Reply with Quote

First drain:

click to view

click to view

click to view

I've named this drain 'Tomb of the Unknown Jerky', for the large brown mineral formations on the walls.

And here's the second drain:

click to view

Yeah, it's a royal pain in the ass to get into.

UER Forum > Journal Index > tick tock > 2 more drains (Viewed 2246 times)

Add a poll to this thread

This thread is in a public category, and can't be made private.

All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire.
To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT
View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield
This page was generated for you in 78 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738826634 pages have been generated.