Archive for the ‘Abandoned’ Category
Wonderful Weathered Woodgrain
On a recent visit to nearby Silverton I decided to explore the train yard and back alleys with my camera. Among the mountain recreation opportunities like hiking, jeeping and camping, Silverton is known for its rich railroad and mining history. The quaint town is a midway point along the Million Dollar Highway between Ouray to […]
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Tags: doors, old, Silverton, texture, train, weathered, windows, woodgrain
More Winter Relics
There’s no hope and no changing me now … I can’t stop … finding new stories in old relics that is! Always loving the country and tales of a simpler time in American History I recall being attracted to like treasures at an early age. When traveling I’m always looking, and scanning the views left […]
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Tags: abandoned, cabin, car, old, shack, winter
Winter Relics
While making my rounds close to home, I couldn’t resist stopping to capture some familiar relics, now resting in the snow. In my view there is always a new image to be made when the subject has character and can tell a story. I also enjoyed stopping to photograph a couple of other subjects that […]
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Tags: cabin, Colorado, old, relics, shack, tractor, weathered
Fall’s Familiar Favorites
Most of the buildings in this post are familiar to me with only one being a new find. I’ve posted photos of some of them before and I’ve shot others, but perhaps not to my satisfaction. And, I have never shot some of them in the fall … all the more reason to go back […]
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Tags: abandoned, buildings, Colorado, mining, San Juan Mountains, shacks
From Mining Days Gone By
Following are some images from a semi-restored stamp mill, high in a mountain basin not far from my home. The hopes of striking it rich with gold and silver drew many west and as a result, Colorado’s mountains are ‘rich’ with mining history. Several nearby towns had larger populations back then, than today. Many others […]
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Tags: abandoned, building, Colorado, history, mill, mining, San Juan Mountains
Random Rural & Relics
Side-tracked with autumn images I had forgotten some of these, just waiting in the wings. Once I process images I like to gather them into sets and post them here on my photo blog. It’s one of the ways I archive my work. I can look back and see what I’ve done. Just some of […]
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Tags: ghost town, historic, old buildings, photography, rural, South Dakota, Wyoming
Immobile Mobiles
Finding a piece of history along the way is always a thrill for me. A ghost town with tales of hard times and murder was no exception. Fascinated, I went into over-drive … exploring, composing and shooting. Vehicles left behind and posed among the June grass, grabbed a lot of my attention. Here are some, […]
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Tags: abandoned, old, rusty, tractor, truck, vehicle
Two Visits
A town that once was called for two visits … one afternoon and one morning. I was drawn to a little weathered house sitting below some beautiful rolling hills, so I photographed it in changing light and from different angles. There were fences and ‘no trespassing’ signs that I did not want to violate so […]
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Tags: abandoned, cabin, landscape, shack, South Dakota
