IMG_0818
Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Grant is balanced precariously on a ridge that separates two deep holes along the hillside where the digging occured. Unfortunatly for the miners the known gold was all concentrated in the one single spot where it had initially been discovered.
The local geology is such that with the upwelling of the Deloro Pluton [...]
Archive for May, 2006
Shafts in the El Dorado Gold Field – Northern Ontario Geology
Posted in Adventures, Canada, Education, Family Stuff, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, Personal, Photography, Rocks & Gems, Travel, abandoned, articles, culture, exploration, gems, geography, geology, hiking, my life, ontario, photos, rockhounding, science, urban exploration on May 31, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Sadhu – Hindu Holy Man – Pushkar – India
Posted in Adventures, Asia, Education, India, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, Photography, Travel, articles, backpacking, books, culture, geography, geology, hiking, my life, photos, religion on May 29, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Blog02t[1], originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Another amazing picture from Anne’s travel library see her website in the del.icio.us links “Anne Gordon Images” (sidebar to the right). Anne’s own description seemed the most fitting explanation for the chance encounter.
“I had taken this image at Pushkar on the fringes of the Great Indian
Desert in Rajasthan. It is an [...]
Forgotten Ontario Caves are Refound
Posted in Adventures, Canada, Caves, Caving in Ontario, Interesting, Nature/Outdoors, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, Travel, adventure in Ontario, bizzare, caves in Ontario, caving, environment, exploration, geography, geology, my life, nature, ontario, people, photos, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, sports, strange places on May 28, 2006 | 3 Comments »
IMG_3875, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
This is Greg Warchol in front of one of the caves. Their entrances are generally low and eliptical. All are clustered along the edges of abrupt blind valleys their narrow expanses thickly packed with vegetation. One of the larger cavities is literally big enough to drive a van into. Skylights in [...]
Exploration for Sea Caves in the Forest – Near Castration on a Rusty Barbed Wire Fence
Posted in Adventures, Caves on May 28, 2006 | 1 Comment »
IMG_3884, originally uploaded by Mic2006. The forest floor was illuminated by patches of dappled-green light. Greg and I were moving quickly as we wished to avoid having to return along illusive, seldom travelled paths at night. Beneath the trees the going was rugged. Deep ruts in the rock, holes, coils of brambles and fallen logs [...]
Loud Protest from India – Travel in the Dunes of Rajasthan
Posted in Adventures, Asia, Education, India, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, Photography, Travel, articles, backpacking, culture, geography, photos on May 27, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Michaelblog01[1], originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Check out this angry critter. If this is not a loud, snorkeling protest, I dont know what is. My mother is a travel writer (see her website in my Del.icio.us links in the sidebar to the right – “Anne Gordon Images”). This superb picture is but one from her vast photo [...]
Mysterious Beast roams Ontario’s Swampland – Cryptozoology
Posted in Adventures, Canada, Education, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, News, Personal, Photography, Travel, animals, articles, backpacking, culture, environment, exploration, geography, hiking, my life, mystery, nature, occult, ontario, photos, science on May 26, 2006 | 3 Comments »
IMG_3440
Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Doug and I were visiting the area around Hepworth a few weeks ago in an attempt to find the supposed resurgence on a nearby sinking stream. We were slogging throught the marshy ground around the town and noticed a set of tracks in the mud.
As you can see the print is quite [...]
The Ruins at the Foot of the Irazu Volcanoe
Posted in Adventures, Costa Rica, Education, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, Personal, Photography, Travel, abandoned, articles, backpacking, culture, geography, geology, my life, photos, religion, science on May 26, 2006 | 3 Comments »
P0000060
Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Cartago was once the capital of Costa Rica but it was replaced in 1823 by San Jose. The town began to grow in the 1500’s and as early as 1562 the pious locals erected a church to St. James the Apostle. Unfortunately the quakes and eruptions of the nearby Irazu Volcanoe threw [...]
Dead Bat – Portends of Good or Evil?
Posted in Adventures, Caves, Caving in Ontario, Education, Interesting, Nature/Outdoors, Ontario's geology, Photography, abandoned, adventure in Ontario, animals, bats, bizzare, caves in Ontario, caving, environment, exploration, geography, geology, mystery, nature, ontario, people, photos on May 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
IMG_3687,
originally uploaded by Mic2006.
In some parts of Africa a bat flittering by at the onset of twilight suggests some coming evil though in Ireland it is indicative of good fortune. So what you might ask is the symbolism of a dead bat floating in an underground pool? I found this unfortunate critter decaying in a [...]
The Key to Underground Exploration in Ontario
Posted in Adventures, Canada, Caves, Caving in Ontario, Interesting, Life, Nature/Outdoors, Ontario's geology, Photography, Travel, adventure in Ontario, caves in Ontario, caving, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, my life, nature, niagara escarpment, ontario, photos, rockwatching, underground, underground Ontario on May 24, 2006 | 1 Comment »
IMG_3722, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
You will no doubt have noticed by now the striking similarity between the cave’s entrance and a keyhole. The tunnel likely started forming underwater hence the rounded pheratic appearance of its upper portion and later wearing by running water would account for its more trench-like appearance lower down.
My caving partner e-mailed [...]
The Brothel – Costa Rica
Posted in Adventures, Costa Rica, Interesting, Life, Personal, Photography, Travel, articles, backpacking, bizzare, culture, my life, photos, sports, strange places on May 23, 2006 | 2 Comments »
P0000119, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
An old guy staggered out of this seedy looking establishment with a pail of some kind of fruit. Inside it was dark and dingy- like a bar, but it was early in the morning and the place was still pretty crowded. I think prostitution is legal in Costa Rica and [...]
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