Abandoned/derelict sites
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deserteagle56
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In Fable Canyon, Utah...far from any roads so I couldn't show my Yamaha!
NOPEC
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Some of these old farmstead prairie homes have done pretty well for pushing a hundred years on the bald prairie. Sometimes you find a really elegant one..
I always find the new multimillion dollar "mountain modern " designed mansions seen today surrounded by millions in equipment, just so boring....
I always find the new multimillion dollar "mountain modern " designed mansions seen today surrounded by millions in equipment, just so boring....
Trail Talk
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Finally made it to Keno City Yukon this summer. About six full-time residents, the mining museum is one of the best and the local bar occupies the original roadhouse from the 'teens. Silver was the original reason for this settlement but gold mining has found renewed interest.
Top of Keno Hill was the original mining site and a few traces still exist. I picked up a book at the museum, Hills of Silver by local geologist Dr. Aaro Aho, that filled in much of my knowledge gaps on Yukon mining history - a worthy read.
This last picture shows the supports for old power lines that ran up hill from a steam generator. The sharp-eyed will notice a scar on the hilltop across the valley; site of an active gold mine. We stumbled on the Discovery Channel's Gold Rush production in the process of wrapping up for the season.
Top of Keno Hill was the original mining site and a few traces still exist. I picked up a book at the museum, Hills of Silver by local geologist Dr. Aaro Aho, that filled in much of my knowledge gaps on Yukon mining history - a worthy read.
This last picture shows the supports for old power lines that ran up hill from a steam generator. The sharp-eyed will notice a scar on the hilltop across the valley; site of an active gold mine. We stumbled on the Discovery Channel's Gold Rush production in the process of wrapping up for the season.
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NOPEC
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Continuing on our backroads prairie ramble, we constantly run into old derelict schools and churches often with some remnant of old pianos or organs. Most ex-prairie pianists can't refuse taking a run at a tune and this one was no different.... The problem started back at the truck while she
was dabbing on some hand cleaner and I suggested that she was starting to get soft...
ThundahBeagle
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That last picture is telling.
Thise folks transport both people and gear all over that area in no-frills GM full size SUV's.
We see threa after thread saying bemoaning the lack of aftermarket for these trucks, but they dont need anything more to do the job at hand. They just dont look all gussied up while doing it
Trail Talk
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Jimmy's and Ford's rule the commercial market up North, main reason why I went with one as our platform.
deserteagle56
Adventurer
There's an abandoned mining camp out in the middle of Nevada that I visit every once in a while. Cabins are still in good shape so the Boy Scouts use it for yearly gatherings. One of the rooms has a working piano still in it...with a Hank Williams bobblehead sitting on the piano!
