We finally made it to the shore for the first time this year. It’s been almost 6 months to the day that hurricane Sandy smashed this place, and a lot of the damage still remains. The apartment my parents stay in was thankfully untouched as its on the second story, however until 2 weeks ago, there was no staircase to get in the door. This was also the last trip in the field with my beloved Canon 5D. I’ve finally upgraded cameras and passed the 5D along to my buddy Brendan. No fish were caught, the weather was overall terrible and it was a great time, here’s some of my favorite…
Steel Site Hike
Probably the most interesting feature in our new found hometown is the abandoned Phoenixville Steel site. Ages ago, the steel mill built this town and up through the 1980’s, was the chief employer in town. The mill went out, and the site, which separates town from Mont Claire/across French Creek is one big, bizarre open space. Debris, abandoned rail lines, smoke stacks, bridges & brick cellars dot this landscape, remnants of this centuries aged industrial wheel. Needless to say, it makes for great photography, and how amazing would it have been to hit this place in the mid 90’s? The town has multiple bids on this property, condos, apartments, minor league baseball,…