Yukon, PA - that is. Today was an eventful urbex Saturday. I had found these two spots in Yukon, PA many moons ago and had placed them in my ADVenTURES folder (and that is exactly how it is labeled in my emai). I must have lost track of it, but when I went in there to look at what we have seen and done and what was left to be explored before winter kicks in and the snow makes many of these adventures impossible, I found YUKON, PA. Needless to say,it was worth the wait.
quick drive East on the PA TP and then some great back roads and we drove down this winding road and there, just beyond this creek and modern day bridge was the shell of these two fantastic buildings. Using research, and the Interweb we found out it was the Magee Mine. There was not much left in terms of the guts and machinery of the mine, but the exterior walls and partially decayed roof was amazing. Lots of nooks and crannies to peek inside, stairs covered in moss to explore, and walls to leap to and from.
Little girl was her most adveturous I have ever seen. She took a lead role at certain points, and although we were right there, she led us from one building to the next. She also pointed out a set of steps that led us to one of the most beautiful lookouts I have seen in some time. At one point, the Daring Diva was way too big for her britches, trying to climb down into a "hole" to see the cans below. Oh, no, Miss Thing, get yourself p on level land. I see a true explorer in the future. Still, the hour long, undisturbed exploration raised lots of questions of what, who and when. Rocks and rusted metal were collected, only to be added to our collection at home. With dirty pants and visions of stone walls in our heads, we hiked back to the car to find our next stop.
The Public School House was certainly not as nearly interesting as the mine, but it was wonderfully being taken over by the Earth. I tried to climb into a window, but something dropped on my head, so exterior images was all we were doing at this location. As a teacher, I am not sure the faded colorful days of Kindergarten and Art Class are really my thing anyway. I just wanted to marvel in how the vines had wrapped up the front, over the entry and all the way around the flag pole.
We decided then to travel to Ohiopyle. I wanted to see the falls there and we love the little restaurant right across from the bike path. On the way though, while winding up and down roads, we found these two different structures near the DUnbar Mine. I am posting them, if you know what they are, please comment or email me. We think they were some sort of primitive dam system for the creek that was there. Lots of beautifully built stone walls and then they large walls with the oddest shaped windows. We climbed, jumped, splashed and hopped from window to rocks, from wall to wall and over streams. It was fun and a great change from our normal finds.
Our final stop was Ohiopyle. The food was great, the falls were flowing. We sat by the falls and showed our pictures to each other. Little girl ran up and down steps, catching a little fall spray and we just chilled out marveling in this beautiful Autumn day. It was pure Yukon gold.
quick drive East on the PA TP and then some great back roads and we drove down this winding road and there, just beyond this creek and modern day bridge was the shell of these two fantastic buildings. Using research, and the Interweb we found out it was the Magee Mine. There was not much left in terms of the guts and machinery of the mine, but the exterior walls and partially decayed roof was amazing. Lots of nooks and crannies to peek inside, stairs covered in moss to explore, and walls to leap to and from.
Little girl was her most adveturous I have ever seen. She took a lead role at certain points, and although we were right there, she led us from one building to the next. She also pointed out a set of steps that led us to one of the most beautiful lookouts I have seen in some time. At one point, the Daring Diva was way too big for her britches, trying to climb down into a "hole" to see the cans below. Oh, no, Miss Thing, get yourself p on level land. I see a true explorer in the future. Still, the hour long, undisturbed exploration raised lots of questions of what, who and when. Rocks and rusted metal were collected, only to be added to our collection at home. With dirty pants and visions of stone walls in our heads, we hiked back to the car to find our next stop.
The Public School House was certainly not as nearly interesting as the mine, but it was wonderfully being taken over by the Earth. I tried to climb into a window, but something dropped on my head, so exterior images was all we were doing at this location. As a teacher, I am not sure the faded colorful days of Kindergarten and Art Class are really my thing anyway. I just wanted to marvel in how the vines had wrapped up the front, over the entry and all the way around the flag pole.
We decided then to travel to Ohiopyle. I wanted to see the falls there and we love the little restaurant right across from the bike path. On the way though, while winding up and down roads, we found these two different structures near the DUnbar Mine. I am posting them, if you know what they are, please comment or email me. We think they were some sort of primitive dam system for the creek that was there. Lots of beautifully built stone walls and then they large walls with the oddest shaped windows. We climbed, jumped, splashed and hopped from window to rocks, from wall to wall and over streams. It was fun and a great change from our normal finds.
Our final stop was Ohiopyle. The food was great, the falls were flowing. We sat by the falls and showed our pictures to each other. Little girl ran up and down steps, catching a little fall spray and we just chilled out marveling in this beautiful Autumn day. It was pure Yukon gold.