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Remember The X-Files episodes "Home"<\/a> (with the inbreeding Peacock family) and "Gender Bender"<\/a> (with the secretive, Amish-type community)? I'm not sure what it is about creepy small towns that I love so much, but I just can't get enough of them.<\/p>\n

Maybe it's my "big city" upbringing. Or the weekend road-trips we take in the summer, picking a general direction and simply driving until we end up…somewhere.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, these jaunts are an adventure. In fact, there has been more than one Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/a> moment. You know – the long stretch of road, the weathered cobblestone streets of small town Ontario and abandoned, falling down farmhouses just oozing atmosphere. <\/p>\n

\"Lucan<\/a><\/div>\n
photo:<\/strong> courtesy of Ontario Abandoned Places<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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But there's just something about those unknown places that gives me a little thrill.<\/p>\n

And well…call me crazy, but I'm up for more!<\/p>\n

The only problem? We've gone everywhere! Well, everywhere a full tank of gas and a small stack of CDs will take us. Luckily, I discovered Ontario Abandoned Places<\/a>. I sense a "What (Creepy Things) I Did On My Summer Vacation" post in the not-so-distant future!<\/p>\n

I also love that they have super-secret Members Only locations on the website. It gets my twisted mind turning…I just have to know where they are, what history they hold, what whispers of long-forgotten times can be heard on evening breezes.<\/p>\n

So, I'm keeping my camera charged and now have a whole new list of places to visit this summer (and hopefully a notebook full of story ideas). Who needs Disneyland?! <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Music:<\/strong> Solar Fields – Movements: Sol<\/em><\/p>\n

click below to listen!<\/p>\n

[audio:Solar Fields_01_01_Sol.mp3]<\/pre>\n
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