Urban Exploration

Wind rattles the deteriorating sheet metal siding as water loudly drips into rusty, orange colored pools. Loud clanging of pipes ring out as a “scrapper” beats on the bones of this building with a 40lb sledge. These are the sounds of urban exploration, or urbex. Some folks take this exploration to the extremes, going to crazy areas most others would not venture. My goal... Read More

Abandoned Plant, Detroit, Michigan

It’s quiet now, so quiet I can hear the snowflakes falling just past the metal crisscross of the broken out factory windows. I imagine the noise and frenzy that would have been all around when this plant was producing some of the finest cars in the world. America of the 20th century was an industrial country, we built things! Cars built here had a reputation of being the best... Read More

Paria Bingo

B-10 BINGO! Bright and early yesterday morning I was at the Paria Canyon BLM office along with 30 or so other folks taking part in a bizarre ritual. The half acre or so of wilderness known as “the wave” must be one of the most hotly contested pieces of real estate in the US. Due to the fragile area only 20 visitors are allowed per day, and a lottery system has been established.... Read More