3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

Umm yeah, it wasn't meant to be taken so literally. Metaphor. Creative writing. Read more books.

Although Bryce has four patient cemeteries, I didn't happen to stumble across one when I was there. Some info found at http://blog.al.com/spo..._deceased_are_n.html :

An estimated 1,700 people are buried in No. 1; the last burial took place in 1968.

The second cemetery, called 1A, is the site of about 1,300 burials, the last one in 1921. The burial site may have been part of the original Bryce cemetery until the area was bisected by Jack Warner Parkway.

Cemeteries No. 2 and No. 3 are north of the Bryce campus and separated by a patch of swampy bottom land, and feature both clearings and woodland that has overgrown some of the grave sites. More than 1,500 burials took place in No. 2 from 1922 to around 1954, when No. 3 was opened. More than 500 burials have taken place at No. 3, the latest in January.

They've probably been on for quite some time. Turning lights on and off is a good way to get busted. so I avoided doing so.

The motive of "hoarding locations" by not revealing their true names, geo coordinates, the way in, etc. is called "elitism" in urban exploring communities, to which I've been accused of more than once. I really don't care anymore.

Yes, non-vandalized places are often more aesthetically pleasing, but graffiti writers will do what they do, kids will smash things, and I've long since given up on thinking I could do anything to halt those inevitable processes that happen to a neglected building. I've revealed quite a few locations on this site, and some places retain pseudonyms mostly because I'm preserving my own legality, or I'm honoring a request by a fellow explorer.

There are plenty of other exploring websites that give out all the information you'd like, no one's keeping you here (that I know of!)

Looks like it, but I'm not sure if it's the toxic kind (stachybotrys chartarum)

It doesn't seem like this room was flooded. By debris, do you mean the peeling paint? This usually happens in abandoned buildings, as the unconditioned air causes it to peel off at various rates, depending on the surface, temperature and humidity.

Looks like something was torn out, probably light fixtures, by salvagers or scrappers.

It's a plywood covering for security, rather than a door - you wouldn't want a doorknob on that!

Hi John, I gave myself the permission to publish the photos, since I retain the copyright to the digital image. The only ads on this site are from Google AdSense, which only target textual content, and not the imagery contained within the photos; so legally I am not making money from photographs of the BCT.

There's usually an open door or window somewhere! People do take things - it's up to the individual whether or not they do so. Thanks!

Thank you Jim, yeah unfortunately there's no way to tag the photo in such a way that pinterest can use that data.

Thanks Madison! Unfortunately portrait-oriented photos don't make great wallpapers, as so much is lost in cropping it.

Nope there weren't any other marks like this that I could see. The symbol is nicely detailed with clean edges, hinting at some time and effort being put into drawing it up there.

I think they're vents for air circulation, but not positive. I've seen them before in other large buildings, like here http://opacity.us/image3457_fireflies.htm

I believe it led into the utilitarian / unfinished attic spaces, used for heating ducts and the like.