A Hot Day of Exploring

On a sweltering Sunday, Jeff, Emily, Jason and I went back to our old haunt, the hospital in Maryland. It was too hot really to be lugging camera gear around but what the hell, we hadn't been for a while and we all had itchy feet. As we stepped down into the grounds, the old familiar rush of excitement returned and we prepped our gear. By the way, Heidi, there will be a creepy crawly photo a little further down :)

I had hoped inside the buildings would offer some coolness but the humidity was sticky and there was little change in temperature. After we had strolled through a few buildings, we were lagging so decided to focus on just the laundry building and try to concentrate there. It was difficult to be creative when we were constantly mopping brows and pulling clinging material away from our bodies.

 The laundry was more trashed than the last time we'd been here so I wanted to get some images before the place was destroyed completely by vandals. A few areas have been mauled in this way and I don't really like taking too many shots of vandalized places, only decay that's taken place naturally.

After a couple of hours, the heat was wearing us down and gradually less photos were taken as it became a chore to set up the tripods and adjust camera dials. We wandered over to a tool shop but Emily and I talked mostly while the boys checked out the old tools and car parts that had been left behind.

By late afternoon, we admitted defeat and were longing for beers. We moved a little faster as we headed back to the car.

Jason suggested this bar in Hyattsville which served excellent beer and also had a toy shop adjoining it. I found a little friend for Quackster.

I sent the photo to Rob who promptly sent back an image of the ducks at his place.

Still having a good time then!
We left as it got dark feeling revitalized but deciding we'd have to forgo any serious urbexing until the weather became more tolerable.
Jeff had earlier suggested an iPhone camera application and both of us took some shots during the afternoon of our group. I really liked the dreamy old fashioned feel of the images. Here's a selection: