Abandoned Rural Chemical Plant: The “toxic” side of Exploring.

Dec 14

Stepping closer to the plant, I can see why caution is needed exploring this area. Most of the main storage building is exposed, under it a bunch of blue barrels house a plethora of mysterious chemicals. The nervous system of valves and conduits housed in a work trailer, have been razed – but in surprisingly good condition. There are still interesting, dismantled pieces of the plant strewn about – valves, piping, small assemblies that look like miniaturized pressure vessels. For a site being abandoned for such a great deal of time, it feels like the company left in a hurry just mere days ago.

The far northwest side of the site is where the centre piece lays – the turbine. The skeletal remains of the concrete foundations where the buildings once stand, litter the surrounding area. It was a bit nerve racking moving around not knowing what was buried beneath the snow, brining a walking stick to prod ahead of me helped immensely. Approaching, the turbine was spectacular! The titanic sized piece of industrial equipment lays solemnly in its original foundation. To explore the lower bowels of the machine, would require scaling down fifteen feet to the bottom, surrounded by daggers of wrecked steel and iron. The turbine is a magnificent sight; I can’t believe such a device still sits where it is today – it would take one hell of a crane to lift it out of its tomb.

With the photos taken, and the site explored – it was time to pack up and head out. Reiterating a line from one of the previous explorers, there is a definite post apocalyptic vibe to the site. Decay of industrial sites have always fascinated me. Who knows where this one will end up in the future – arguably just the same as it arrived; shrouded in some veil of mystery.