Author Topic: The Abandoned Thread (Read 117783 times)

seaweb11 · « **Reply #200 on:** October 24, 2009, 10:22:44 PM »

Yeah..... but then what would the next explorer find?

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #201 on:** October 25, 2009, 08:45:34 AM »

a lawn mower...
kidding

Hush · « **Reply #202 on:** October 28, 2009, 02:57:19 AM »

I love the open freezers, propped up just right for some exploring child to fall into and be trapped.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #203 on:** November 01, 2009, 04:12:24 PM »

get outta here world traveler!

that is beautiful.

Hush · « **Reply #204 on:** November 02, 2009, 11:07:15 AM »

Amazing shots Srust58, not bad building for a supposed bunch of savages, mind you that wall of skulls reminds me they were a kinda blood thirsty lot.

ofreen · « **Reply #205 on:** November 02, 2009, 03:43:25 PM »

Quote from: srust58 on November 02, 2009, 02:39:21 PM

a severed head which is just to the left of the round object. We were told by guides at the site that the captain of the WINNING team would be beheaded and is was a great honor.

Just goes to show that some people can be talked into anything.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #206 on:** November 02, 2009, 03:56:27 PM »

Quote from: srust58 on November 02, 2009, 02:39:21 PM

We were told by guides at the site that the captain of the WINNING team would be beheaded and is was a great honor.

I don't wanna play with those guys.

Hush · « **Reply #207 on:** November 03, 2009, 12:26:41 PM »

Just call me loser.

Grnrngr · « **Reply #208 on:** November 03, 2009, 02:51:03 PM »

Wonder if they ever played a "double header"...

hoodellyhoo · « **Reply #209 on:** November 10, 2009, 03:17:48 PM »

Abandoned farm house found while riding today.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #210 on:** November 10, 2009, 03:45:25 PM »

effin beautiful.

there's alot of abandoned places in Indiana.
when i was there I wanted to get a bunch of pics, but we left our camera at home...

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #211 on:** November 14, 2009, 05:38:33 AM »

that's little boat's at least 40 years old.

Raul CB750K1 · « **Reply #212 on:** November 15, 2009, 01:33:11 AM »

Quote from: srust58 on November 02, 2009, 02:39:21 PM

We were told by guides at the site that the captain of the WINNING team would be beheaded and is was a great honor.

I remember I was explained that game when I was in school, but my memories were that the whole losing team was beheaded. I remember so clearly how hard seemed to get the ball through the circle just by using elbows, knees, feet and head.

Now let's discuss a little the point. Logic says that it is no wonder their civilization perished, because the strong, good ones were beheaded while the losers were allowed to survive -kinda what happens at wartime-

On the other hand, the same logic says that those who were smarter would try NOT to win, and survive, and therefore, the best ones would survive. That would make a civilization of smart people, not sport-oriented people.

tater · « **Reply #213 on:** November 16, 2009, 03:26:27 AM »

I work at Half Price Books in Dallas and there's a book on that topic. It's got color pics & lots of towns. (a bunch in TX.) i'll look for it & i'll post the title here. tater, Brashear, TX.

tater · « **Reply #214 on:** November 16, 2009, 03:28:37 AM »

^The ghost towns

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #215 on:** November 16, 2009, 06:21:38 AM »

author?

Hush · « **Reply #216 on:** December 14, 2009, 10:46:56 PM »

So ya think they might need more than a carb sync to get going again?

I'm guessing the river floods occasionally and burys them under rolling stones (sorry Mr Jagger).

What an awesome place to wander around.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #217 on:** December 15, 2009, 04:30:44 AM »

Srust,

Is there a story behind all these wrecks? How'd they end up in a river in Montana of all places? Is it the local custom to dispose of them this way?

That's how they do it in Detroit (Detroit River).

Dead Bound · « **Reply #218 on:** December 15, 2009, 06:40:55 AM »

I pass this old jeep when I'm working in south TX. It sits among a pile of other old jeeps and tractors way back in the woods.

Pic #2 is another jeep in the pile. #1 is the only "complete" jeep.

Alan F. · « **Reply #219 on:** December 15, 2009, 07:21:12 AM »

I've got a neighbor who plows his driveway with one that's not much nicer...but runs.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #220 on:** December 15, 2009, 08:09:12 AM »

I like the windshield on the jeep

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #221 on:** December 15, 2009, 10:38:01 AM »

Actually, the river situation aside, what you describe goes on across rural Michigan as well.

andy750 · « **Reply #222 on:** December 15, 2009, 01:15:50 PM »

Great photos as usual Srust and your Chichen Itza pics reminded me of my own time there in Nov 2001 when I was riding round Mexico. I went up the main pyramid in my biker boots...not the best thing for those small steep stairs. The pile of stones/un-excavated ruins surrounding the pyramid and other complexes are just as interesting as the main area. You have to wonder how far they go into the jungle.

Another place with a ball court (smaller one) preserved is Yaxchillian on the Guatemalan border.

thanks and keep the pics/stories coming!
Andy

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #223 on:** December 15, 2009, 04:57:49 PM »

Quote from: andy750 on December 15, 2009, 01:15:50 PM

Great photos as usual Srust and your Chichen Itza pics reminded me of my own time there in Nov 2001 when I was riding round Mexico. I went up the main pyramid in my biker boots...not the best thing for those small steep stairs. The pile of stones/un-excavated ruins surrounding the pyramid and other complexes are just as interesting as the main area. You have to wonder how far they go into the jungle.

Another place with a ball court (smaller one) preserved is Yaxchillian on the Guatemalan border.

thanks and keep the pics/stories coming!
Andy

Andy,
Did you stay for the evening when they light up the main temple? We were unable to but the pictures we saw of it were fantastic. My dad's sister and her husband used to spend the winters touring Mexico on a Yamaha Venture for several years. They said the drivers are crazy so I take it you got out in one piece.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #224 on:** December 15, 2009, 05:00:30 PM »

where'd the original inhabitants go? it's not like the place was destroyed...

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