urbanity
February 15th, 2010, 17:39
Markeaton Park, Derby represented the most northern point reached on an intense little road trip this weekend, that started with an explore of a new Cornish site and ended with a nice little secret bunker in Wales.
This was my second visit to the Derby underworld; the first ended in an inflatable boat puncture while trying to row the length of the old city centre culvert some 25 years ago. This time, equipped with wadorz, some intel from Shadow and boosted with a constant stream of Dangerous Dave's quips we were expecting some win.
Infall:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4359624856_d017fede16_o.jpg
Infall chamber:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4358900957_4ea71fa626_o.jpg
Initial section:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/4359690964_791d65e16b_o.jpg
The selecta:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4359132501_ab97a20594_o.jpg
The drain continues:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4359127649_a78b335315_o.jpg
round corners..
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4359095817_49406f9611_o.jpg
...along a slightly fresh smelling section
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4359714230_23d1f16070_o.jpg
to reach a recently renewed section of rectangular tunnel near the outfall.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4358998705_05db69f928_o.jpg
Dangerous was obsessed with catching a fish!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4359064883_e411a24cd0_o.jpg
The outfall itself with near maxed-out wadorz.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4359798772_12a0755f6e_o.jpg
This was my second visit to the Derby underworld; the first ended in an inflatable boat puncture while trying to row the length of the old city centre culvert some 25 years ago. This time, equipped with wadorz, some intel from Shadow and boosted with a constant stream of Dangerous Dave's quips we were expecting some win.
Infall:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4359624856_d017fede16_o.jpg
Infall chamber:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4358900957_4ea71fa626_o.jpg
Initial section:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/4359690964_791d65e16b_o.jpg
The selecta:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4359132501_ab97a20594_o.jpg
The drain continues:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4359127649_a78b335315_o.jpg
round corners..
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4359095817_49406f9611_o.jpg
...along a slightly fresh smelling section
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4359714230_23d1f16070_o.jpg
to reach a recently renewed section of rectangular tunnel near the outfall.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4358998705_05db69f928_o.jpg
Dangerous was obsessed with catching a fish!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4359064883_e411a24cd0_o.jpg
The outfall itself with near maxed-out wadorz.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4359798772_12a0755f6e_o.jpg