March 7, 2013 This is as close as I felt comfortable to getting to this old abandoned and overgrown mine building. The bright red KEEP OUT lettered sign was plainly meant for me - I was abundantly clear about its message - plus there was a deep culvert to cross to get to the buildig.. This was a foreboding and spooky place that had an eerie feeling surrounding the old building. We explored nearby, but did not tresspass. When we were there, It was a bitterly cold day (I do have Southern blood, you know). And even though I had on my fur coat, I was chilled to the bone. Nevertheless, the cold seemed to help conjur up imagined ghosts of the old silver mine near Silver City, Nevada. This is worth viewing in larger sizes. I converted to B&W then added SC to highight the sign. Click below to see the original, full color version. Let me know which you like better, I had a hard time choosing between the two versions, but thought this one had more of the feel of the ghost town. http://lgood.smugmug.com/Travel/Rural-Decay/19318468_ntn7qF/#!i=2371331677&k=79t8r7c Thanks to all you fantastic Smugmuggers for your comments on my snow clouds in the mountains shot yesterday! You made a difficult day better. Thanks for giving me smiles!!!! Have a fantastic day today my friends! Linda
February 28, 2013 Here's another unexpected find on our drive from Carson City to Virginia City, Nevada in the hills just south of Virginia City – the Gold Hill Hotel. According to www.guardianlv.com : "[The hotel is] nestled in the hills a mile south of historic Virginia City, Nevada, in the Comstock Lode mining community I found an unexpected golden nugget, the Gold Hill Hotel. Known as Nevada’s oldest operating hotel, the Gold Hill hotel was established in 1861; first known as the Riesen House. Although the hotel has been through several proprietors over its 151 year lifespan, the current owners may be the most surprising. Comstock Mining, Inc. purchased the property when the latest owners, Carol and Bill Fain, were ready to retire. After two years of being on the market, it became apparent the combination hotel, restaurant, and bar might have closed down if it were not for the interest of the mining company and their future vision for the revitalization of the Comstock Lode community." We didn't stop as we wanted to get to Virginia City, so this shot is "again" taken from the car as we drove past. Hopefully some day we'll have time to go back and explore tomorrow. Have a "golden" kind of day today my friends. Linda
February, 2013 This is an old mining building in the ghost town of Silver City, Nevada. I've no idea what it's use was, but I found it very interesting. And, I was very curious why all the openings in the roof. If anyone knows - please drop me a line. Here's a processed version of this building that I used for my Daily; http://lgood.smugmug.com/Other/Daily-Photos/12484643_NvHx9n#!i=2359553027&k=vrLtXpF Let me know which you like best. Linda
