ColonelHazard

A recent graduate in evolutionary biology at the University of Toronto, I will be starting my PhD in the fall. Grand adventures are probably one of the best parts of life, and strange places really turn my crank. I am also the co-founder and current president of the Toronto Steampunk Society, an administrative member of Steampunk Canada, and a contributor to the Dominion Dispatch and Gatehouse Gazette. This may or may not be related to why I enjoy curiosities so much.

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Places I have been to

I have been to Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library, Lower Bay Station, CN Tower: The Tallest Metal Staircase on Earth, Secret Swing, Wood Buffalo National Park , Banff Springs Hotel, Columbia Icefield, Pont de la Concorde, Fresco of John Hawkwood, Sala delle Carte Geografiche (Hall of Maps) and Torre dell'Orologio

Places I like

I like Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library and Banff Springs Hotel

Recent Activity

June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Torre dell'Orologio

Torre dell'Orologio

Go inside to really appreciate the 500-year-old technological masterpiece

Commissioned by Doge Agostino Barbarigo in 1493, the glorious Torre dell'Orologio, also known as St. Mark's Clock Tower, or "the Moor's Clocktower," facing into Piazza San Marco is a marvel of... »

Inspired Inventions, Astounding Timepieces, Amazing Automata, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Annetta and Nicholas Jackson
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Sala delle Carte Geografiche (Hall of Maps)

Sala delle Carte Geografiche (Hall of Maps)

54 exquisite hand painted Renaissance maps decorating a Medici storage room

When Giorgio Vasari undertook the restoration of the grand old Palazzo della Signoria, now known as the Palazzo Vecchio, he envisioned a new room adorned with maps of Italy and the known world,... »

Marvelous Maps and Measures, Repositories of Knowledge, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta and Dylan
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Fresco of John Hawkwood

Fresco of John Hawkwood

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence

A British interloper is memorialized in the Italian sanctuary of the Duomo, in Florence. The inscription under the huge fresco reads (translated), "John Hawkwood, British knight, most prudent... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by Annetta
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Pont de la Concorde

Paris, France

Pont de la Concorde

Bridge built from the rubble of the Bastille prison

Long a symbol of royal authority, the Bastille fell on July 14, 1789, to an insurrection of the people, marking the ignition of the French Revolution. Although there were only seven prisoners in... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by allison, wythe and others
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Columbia Icefield

Columbia Icefield

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains

The Columbia Icefield is an icefield located in the Canadian Rockies, astride the Continental Divide of North America. The icefield lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff and the... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by canuck, Dylan and others
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Banff Springs Hotel

Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies

A former Canadian Pacific Railway hotel built in the Scottish Baronial style, the Banff Springs Hotel has been called the Castle in the Rockies. Few other hotels in North America can rival its... »

Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Wood Buffalo National Park

Wood Buffalo National Park

Canada's largest national park, originally established to protect the last remaining herds of wood bison in the country

Established in 1922, Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park is considered an excellent example of a successful, yet ongoing battle to save several species - both plant and animal - around us. The... »

Natural Wonders, Extraordinary Flora, Fascinating Fauna, Natural History | Edited by canuck and Nicholas Jackson
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Secret Swing

Secret Swing

Secret Swing

In 2003, artist Corwyn Lund erected a playground swing off of the infamous Graffiti Alley of Toronto, Ontario. As the location of the swing became more widespread on the internet, it evolved into... »

Outsider Art | Edited by Bee and Sofy
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to CN Tower: The Tallest Metal Staircase on Earth

CN Tower: The Tallest Metal Staircase on Earth

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase

The idea of the CN Tower originated from the 1968 Canadian National Railway's desire to build a large TV and radio communication platform to serve the Toronto area, as well as demonstrate the... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by canuck and Dylan
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Lower Bay Station

Lower Bay Station

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line

Lower Bay station is nestled directly beneath Bay station on Toronto's Yonge-University subway line. In use for only six months during 1966, it is a remainder from the TTC's attempt to divert... »

Subterranean Sites | Edited by Bee and Nicholas Jackson
June 8, 2011 ColonelHazard has been to Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library

Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library

One of the few places in Manhattan which still employs a pneumatic system

When a young man in Manhattan writes a letter to his girl in Brooklyn, the love letter gets blown to her through a pneumatic tube—pfft—just like that. — E.B. White, “Here Is New York” The... »

Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by michelle