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While looking at images of a Missouri trip, I thought I'd share some images of a little known gem called Mine LaMotte in Madison.

The mine started around 1717 and lead used during the Civil War came from this mine. It has a long history and is a patchwork of extensive tunnels. Every tunnel you explore has remnants of when the mine was a working mine. Some of the items you will see are ore carts, workers toolboxes, light bulbs, pumps, etc. Every turn you are greeted by something else.

While it is an amazing time capsule of a dive. If you decide to dive this location, you will need to bring quite a number of cookies and line arrows it is also very cold so dry gloves are also recommended.

The first shot is of the outside of the mine with the entrance towards the back left. The next couple shots are of Ray as we explore the numerous mine shafts. The next is one of my many 3-D cookies I made and never stopped making...and the last is the obligatory selfie shot no dive story is complete without.

It was a cool evening with no wind, which was refreshing for a change. Since I was out driving around to clear my head I thought I would make a couple stops and work a bit more on the light painting.

This is taken with the downtown courthouse in the background. 3 GVM light tubes (which the skate boarders thought were light sabers) Mavic 2Air in POI mode doing a fairly fast rotation and Canon 5DMKIV with 24-70 lens. 20 shutter in Bulb mode.