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Ok so, who here likes rural exploration rather than more 'urban' exploration? I'm sure all of you have some interest in it since you are reading this and I am writing this. I personally enjoy rural exploring because I live in a tiny little town comprised of old people and farmers.
I believe I have stated previously that there are about 20 - 25 rural to somewhat less rural locations around me that are all 100% free of any graffiti. Most of these locations are old houses that are vacant for one reason or another which are some of the more interesting locations.
I enjoy more rural exploring because in the country, you can park basicly anywhere (at least around here) and people don't care or really notice the vehicle. The locations are less secure because of the lower population so you don't have to worry about security or the like all the much such as one would have to while in the downtown core.
By now, about 15 mins since I started typing this, I have forgotten the purpose of this post but I am most certain there was going to be a question or something I was going to ask.
What is your favourite type of location and why?
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I actually like both types of exploration and I too live in a rural area
which is full of old people, yuppies and farms.
Love the old houses, barns and cemeteries that are around here.
It's much more quieter and lots of the places I know of aren't
frequented by the "more experienced" explorers.
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Hey Watson!
I too prefer rural exploration for many of the same reasons you posted. The old farmhouses are my favorites, kind of takes you back to basics before there were such luxuries as indoor plumbing. Also makes me wonder what the families were like that lived there.
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Me too, me too! I absolutely love old farms, farmhouses, barns, fields--basically the whole package. I feel very strongly about the preservation of these wonderful places; part of the reason is attributed to the fact that many of the old farms in my hometown have been/are currently being razed to make room for residential and commercial purposes. I cannot begin to tell you how much this infuriates me. Anyways, if any of you are interested in the places that I have explored/have yet to explore, you can check out my Yahoo! Photo album at: http://pg.photos.y...cmerulla/my_photos
Unfortunately, since I am still a basic member, I am unable to contribute any of these locations to the database. If you would like to give me your Yahoo! User ID, I will permit you access to my private albums, which basically contain the location that I am most protective about (the old gray farmhouse that I have as my personal picture). It has been so badly vandalized, and I cannot bear to see any more abuse to such a beautiful place. Thus, I never reveal its location, and very rarely do I show pictures of the exterior that would allow for possible identification. I know, I'm a nut...but I've had my eye on this place ever since I was a little kid...I suppose there's some sentimental value attached there.
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Yeah cool, FFA stands for Former Farms of America, haha
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I'd be repeating the words already spoken. In simple terms I love rural explorations.
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I posted this in a another forum but I think that UE is really closer to infiltration rather than exploration. Most truly urban areas are accessed pretty frequently and are at least fairly well known. Rural areas, on the other hand, are sometimes very old and often haven't been set foot in in years. Those are generalizations, of course, but that's been my experience.
I prefer rural exploration just because of the variety of sites you encounter. I've been in mines, houses, factories, caves, silos, and all sorts of structures that you usually don't find in the city. The range combined with the age makes RE a ++ for me.
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I have to agree with all of you. I grew up in rural Wisconsin, going through barns and what not. I like it because you tend to be left alone (no homeless), and the buildings you find have a little more "life" to them, more character. They can be a little more dangerous because of how old they are, (I knew a kid that fell through a staircase into a basement in one house.) but if you are careful, it's usually very rewarding.
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To me, Rural Exploration is recreational drug use.
Urban Exploration is a hard-core drug addiction that leaves you wanting bigger and better things to explore and consume. 
I lived in AZ and KS for 6 years and was a weekend rural explorer. I would find a ghost town here and an abandoned farm or school house there - one or two buildings at a time. It was all good and I was pretty happy with the pace.
Then I moved to the East Coast. . . .
Now I am constantly searching for the next amazing factory, central terminal station, prison, or state hospital to discover and explore.
Rural exploration is much more "on your own" and self guided.
UE, at least here, is well documented and there is a lot of ground-work done for you already.
I do not know what the appropriate treatment program for this addiction would be nor if one even exists.
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Posted by DevilC
I do not know what the appropriate treatment program for this addiction would be nor if one even exists.
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Umm....*chokes at the thought*...Growing up?
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Posted by god_of_fear
mm....*chokes at the thought*...Growing up?
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Why are you here then smartass?
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Posted by DevilC
Why are you here then smartass?
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That was my point. LOL.
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I truly am too new to give a definite opinion between rural and urban exploration. I have done more UE bc I go to college in STL, but now that I'm back in my own small town in MN I have done some RE.
I think both are fun.
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i live in a smaller town of maybe 30,000 (it's very spread out) and its more suburbian. lately there's been alot of eviction exploring because the port of seattle bought people out of their homes for the 3rd runway project. also, there are alot of wooded areas around here.
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the geography of the sudbury area allows me to do plenty of rural and urban exploration...and i love rural for the relaxing and often quietly reflective aspect of it.
if that makes any sense?
"She's built like a steakhouse, but handles like a bistro!" - Zapp Brannigan
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Victoria has been transformed from a lovely decaying Victorian-Edwardian city into re-formatted condo hell. There are plenty of vacant upper floors in very old buildings around town, but they are all under strict lock-and-key, presumably due to the number of people living on the streets and/or shelters. Kind of sickening, really...all this space, and none of it for people who desperately need secure and available space.
So...instead of busting my chops over this, I retreat to the woodlands, forests, etc. and find such things as the island's first hydro-electric generating station. Nice site. It's like something out of a JG Ballard novel...walking through dense rain-forest, and there, in a overgrown clearing, is the remains of the building.
This is, in my view, WAY more satisfying that sneaking past security to get a behind the scenes glance at peeling paint, etc.
So now I'm researching for another film project and I'm preparing to bust out and find some of the abandoned company town that dot the shoreline of Vancouver Island. Fishing villages that died 70-80 years ago. Old mining towns. Cannery towns. Like an alien space ship sucked all of humanity out of these places one Monday morning, before the company whistle blew at the start of another day. There are, according to my sources, places around here that look as though everybody simply got in their cars and left everything behind. The kettle's still on the stove. There's a roast in the oven. The corner store has newspapers from 1940. That kind of shit.
And over the years, the forest that was cleared to make space for these towns grew up around the abandoned town. There are trees sprouting from the bowling alley lanes. A tangle of vines snakes up and around a lamp post.
Can't wait to get into these places.
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I like RE more than UE, in general. mainly for the reasons already said. the only drawback is that I only bike so getting around to those places is waaaaayyy more of a challenge for me, which makes it more fun. I meet crazy old men in little towns and have fun discovering things, such as about a month ago I was walking a highway out of a provincial park into a small town and came across several hemp farms banded together. I had a great time walking through the field, nice smell, setting sun. beautiful.
I grew up in a tiny town and tend to think it's more slow paced. even decay seems more quaint, with a good smell going through everything.
I like train trestles and abandoned farm houses and grain elevators and such. cemeteries above most things. tiny rural churches.
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