Tag: Abandoned
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Forgotten in Tillamook
I’m always excited to stumble upon an old abandoned vehicle like the one above—they are just so photogenic!—but finding it paired with the sign above was priceless. The textures on vehicles like this are always wonderful, too. Surprisingly, the headlights look pristine; they must be made of glass rather than plastic. It’s pretty clear that…
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Casper Echoes and Light
Late last year we visited my daughter and her husband twice in Casper, Wyoming, once at Thanksgiving and once just after Christmas. On the first trip, I heard about the Goose Egg Inn, which was about a 15-minute drive out of town. There are still lots of favorable reviews of the former bed & breakfast…
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The Cows Won’t Come Home
Leadville, Colorado. October 2025.
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Recovery at the State Hospital
One of the more interesting places I visited in Traverse City, Michigan, is the site of the old Traverse City State Hospital (originally known as the Northern Michigan Asylum) which operated for over a century from 1885 until 1989. After sitting abandoned for over a decade, the site began to be redeveloped into the Village…
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Abandoned in Colorado
I mentioned last week that I was going to show off some of the random gems that you can find just driving around the San Luis Valley. One of the first I found was the wonderful abandoned house above. At the time we were driving towards the Great Sand Dunes, which start just off the…