http://reclaimedbynature.com Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:54:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Found this old feeder canal hiding in some heavy growth next to the canal right by the Woodlawn Road bridge. You can see on Google Maps that it goes on for about 250m then just fades away. Don't have a clue how old it is, but it appears ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/old-feeder-canal/ After my long awaited exploration of the old highway bridge hiding in the bushes near Nanticoke Creek I found myself stopping to check out an old chimney hiding in the bush along Highway 3. I had spotted the chimney sticking out in a clearing behind some bushes many times over the ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/just-an-old-chimney/ This is a location I had been eying for quite some time. I've driven by it hundreds of times when I was travelling between college and my parent's place. Just as you're about to round the bend just outside of Jarvis there's a bridge over Nanticoke Creek, if ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/highway-3-nanticoke-creek-bridge/ It seems this tree was not particularly a fan of hikers... http://reclaimedbynature.com/nom-nom-nom/ Prudhommes Landing is often referred to as Wet N' Wild, despite that name only actually belonging to the water park attraction. In addition to the two water slides, a lazy river, bumper boats and a wave pool there was a large Go-Kart track, roller arena, Tilt-A-Whirl, bumper cars, a ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/prudhommes-landing/ One thing I love about owning a GPS is when I`m taking the long drive to visit my parents I can venture off on back roads I wouldn`t normally be willing to travel on as I don`t need to worry about getting lost. It takes a little longer to ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/an-abandoned-home/ It`s funny how you can drive by a spot a hundred times and never notice something like this. Burried in a bit of overgrowth my friend and I unconvered an abandoned car garage. Judging by the pop bottles I found lying around it I would guess it was ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/abandoned-car-garage/ There are many variations of The Screaming Tunnel's story. The most prominent of these is the one of a father who burned his daughter alive in the tunnel after learning he had lost custody of his children. Other variations include the child escaping a house fire nearby and ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/the-screaming-tunnel/ People who grew up in the Niagara Region take the Welland Canal for granted. Some even see it as an eye-sore. Personally, I find it to be a cache of forgotten treasures waiting to be rediscovered. It amazes me how I can drive by a spot every ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/the-old-welland-canal/ Camping has always been a big part of my life, growing up I spent most of my summers living out of a trailer. Despite all of the far away and beautiful camp grounds we visited over the years my favourite was always Deer Creek, which is less than half ... http://reclaimedbynature.com/deer-creek-campground/