Kayaking on the Grand River – Paris, Ontario, originally uploaded by Mic2006. An unseasonably warm day – early March found JC and I visiting Southern Ontario on a search for abandoned gypsum mines. Where both the Grand River and the Nith River meet there is the quaint though somewhat aged town of Paris. It has [...]
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Abandoned mines in Ontario – Gypsum Mines in Paris Ontario, along the banks of the Grand River
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, book on caves, Caves, caves in Ontario, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, environment, exploration, history, industrial archeology, ontario, ontario caves, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, photo, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, strange places, tagged abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, Grand River, gypsum mines, industrial archeology, Nith River, Paris Ontario, plaster of Paris, urban exploration on March 11, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Abandoned Mine Near Niagara Falls – Ontario
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, art, Caves, Education, exploration, extreme sports, humor, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, My Book, Nature/Outdoors, News, niagara escarpment, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, strange places, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, wierd, tagged abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, exploration, Niagara Falls, rock art, rock paintings, urb ex, urban exploration, urbex on October 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Abandoned Mine Near Niagara Falls – Ontario, originally uploaded by Mic2006. Leaded paint rock art circa 1970. Do you suppose the artist was trying to express his inner soul? will this still be here a thousand years from now and what will they surmise of primitive Ontarions? I found this unique piece of primitive graffiti [...]
Abandoned Mine near Niagara Falls – Ontario mine
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Buy The Book, Canada, Caves, crazy things, creepy places, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, guelph, Hamilton, hiking, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, mine, My Book, my life, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, ontario caves, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, sports, strange places, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, tagged Abandoned Mine, abandoned mines in Ontario, exploring abandoned mines, Ontario rock, Ontario sandstone, urb ex, urban exploration, Urban exploration in Ontario on October 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Abandoned Mine near Niagara Falls – Ontario mine, originally uploaded by Mic2006. As you might guess by my post I did not go to P-Lake today. I woke up At around 03:30 with a terrible headache (I always get one when the clouds are moving in and I hear we are in for a severe [...]
Mine in the Queenstone area – niagara (for building rock)
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Bancroft, Bancroft gemboree, bats, bizzare, Buy The Book, Canada, Caves, caves in Ontario, caving, Caving in Hamilton, Caving in Ontario, collecting rocks near Bancroft, creepy places, Education, environment, exploration, extreme sports, geography, geology, guelph, Hamilton, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, mine, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, niagara escarpment, ontario, Ontario geography, Ontario Underground, Ontario's geography, Ontario's geology, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks and minerals, rocks in Ontario, rockwatching, searching for caves, strange places, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, waterfalls, tagged abandoned mines, industrial archeology, mines in Ontario, urban exploration, Urban exploration in Ontario, urbex on September 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Mine in the Queenstone area – niagara (for building rock), originally uploaded by Mic2006. There’s a crevice that cuts under a cliff face. It leads to an underground lake that just goes on and on. Dan and I spent about two hours underground wandering waist deep in water. I am thinking that the mine is [...]
Underground Exploration – Trill Mill Stream – Oxford
Posted in abandoned, accident, Adventures, adventures in Europe, bizzare, cities, crazy things, creepy places, culture, cultures, Education, England, exploration, extreme sports, Family Stuff, geography, guelph, Hamilton, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, my life, mystery, Ontario Underground, Photography, photos, picture of, sports, strange places, Travel, Uncategorized, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, wierd, tagged Guelph, Oxford, Trill Mill, Trill Mill stream, underground, Underground exploration, Underground stream, urban exploration on December 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Trill Mill Stream, originally uploaded by Mic2006. My mother worked at Christ Church (Oxford University) and she was the first to bring the Trill Mill Stream to my attention. Pictured here the stream appears deep and slow – coming from under the University into Christ Church Meadow. At one time the stream actually flowed [...]
Paradise Falls – Stairway to Paradise Storm Sewer
Posted in abandoned, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, backpacking, bizzare, Canada, Caves, cities, crazy things, creepy places, culture, cultures, exploration, geography, guelph, Hamilton, hiking, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, my life, mystery, ontario, Photography, photos, picture of, sports, strange places, tunnels, Uncategorized, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, waterfalls of Ontario, wierd, tagged draining, ontario, Underground Ontario, urban exploration on December 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Paradise Falls, originally uploaded by Mic2006. I can’t remember what I’ve blogged about this trip so far – so here is the full story (as I remember). There is this incredible storm drain that is very spectacular (as storm drains go). Many years ago SNFU and I resolved to follow it up as far [...]
Supernatural in Kansas
Posted in abandoned, Adventures, bizzare, books, Buy The Book, cryptozooology, culture, Education, exploration, geography, ghost, haunted, haunted places, history, Interesting, Kansas, Life, My Book, my life, mystery, occult, paranormal, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, strange places, Travel, travel writing, underground, urban exploration, wierd, tagged cryptozoology, ghost, ghosts, Kansas, paranormal, supernatural, tunnels, urban exploration, witchita on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Oh Good Lord” Nah, I’m not talking about the impression at sunset. I just got back from a Conference at the Broadview Hotel in Wichita. It was nice to get down to a place that was relatively warm, or so I believed – the Texans thought quite different. I suppose the sky had something to [...]
Abandoned Mine Tour – Colonial Mine – Cobalt
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Bancroft gemboree, bizzare, books, Buy The Book, Canada, Cobalt, collecting rocks near Bancroft, crazy things, environment, exploration, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, looking for gems, mine, mines in northern Ontario, My Book, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, silver, silver mines, strange places, Travel, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, vacation, wierd, tagged abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, industrial archeology, rock collecting, rock collecting in Ontario, rockhound, rockhounding in Ontario, rocks and gems, rocks in Ontario, silver, silver mines, underground, urban exploration on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Whats under Cobalt P1020263, originally uploaded by Mic2006. I just got back from Cobalt last night, it was a long drive – 6 hours. While in Cobalt I took an abandoned mine tour. Its a service offered by the local museum – well worth doing if you like that kind of thing. This here is [...]
The Abandoned Harcourt Graphite Mine near Bancroft
Posted in abandoned, abandoned mines, abandoned mines in Ontario, accident, adventure in Ontario, Adventures, Bancroft gemboree, bizzare, books, Buy The Book, Canada, caves in Ontario, Caving in Ontario, collecting rocks near Bancroft, crazy things, creepy places, culture, economics, Education, environment, exploration, gemology, gems, gemstones, geography, geology, history, industrial archeology, Interesting, Life, mine, mines in northern Ontario, my life, mystery, nature, Nature/Outdoors, ontario, Ontario's geology, Personal, Photography, photos, picture of, rock collecting, rockhounding, rockhounding in Ontario, Rocks & Gems, rocks in Ontario, strange places, Travel, tunnels, underground, underground Ontario, urban exploration, wierd, tagged abandoned, Abandoned Mine, abandoned mines in Ontario, collecting minerals, exploring, mineral, mines in northern Ontario, Northern Ontario, rock and mineral, rockhounding, underground, urban exploration on September 27, 2008 | 19 Comments »
Abandoned Mine in Northern Ontario P1010856, originally uploaded by Mic2006. I had one heck of a time finding the Harcourt Graphite Mine, following directions from an old guide book only to discover that the directions were wrong. Simply put, the mine is only about 150 meters off highway 648 – just outside Harcourt. Being densely [...]







