The world is dotted with evidence of human success and failure. Boom and bust towns that appear and disappear in remote places with the discovery of one natural resource or another. Once the gold, silver, coal, oil, timber or whatever is extracted the places are abandoned. Often seemingly instantly withe the cars, buildings, stoves and even personal items left behind to rust and gather dust.

The American Southwest (https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/collections/southwestern) with it’s dry climate and abundant old mines plus it’s remoteness hides a treasure trove of preserved but slowly decaying and disappearing history.

I seek out these places to document, preserve and to create fine art photographs. You can see my portfolio of abandoned places around the country here – https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/collections/abandoned

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Ghost town – Grafton, Utah

Sunset on Grafton Ghost Town an old Mormon settlement in Utah near Zion National Park. https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/featured/sunset-grafton-ghost-town-wendy-fielding.html

Eldorado Canyon, Nevada – former home of 500 gold miners where a killing occurred daily and no lawman dared enter. https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/featured/desert-cactus-teddy-bear-cholla-eldorado-canyon-nevada-edward-fielding.html

The Nevada desert’s climate preserves old things like this classic Chevy pickup truck. https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/featured/abandoned-blue-chevy-pickup-truck-in-the-desert-edward-fielding.html

Remote places in Southwestern America still contain fascinating discoveries even if the gold and silver is gone.

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