Rhyolite Ghost Town, Goldfield Hotel, & the Nevada Desert
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:00PM This past summer I had the cool opportunity to take a trip through the Nevada desert. Two of my stops included the supposedly haunted Goldfield Hotel and the old ghost town Rhyolite. For anyone who doesn't know where these places are, the simplest directions would be to travel south through miles of desert until the road stops, then turn right. Okay, neither one are really that hard to find, but it sure seemed like I was miles from any real civilization at the time.
Here are some neat Goldfield Hotel links:
Online Nevada Encyclopedia
Ghosttowns.com
And here are some Rhyolite links:
Rhyolite Site
Ghost Town Gallery - This one has an awesome image of what the town looked like almost exactly 100 years ago on January 18, 1909!
So, if ever you're on the east side of Death Valley, take a few moments to visit these neat little places!
The vastness of the land was incredible
Aside from some wild burros this is mainly what you see on the way out there
My attempt at a historic looking image
The lobby of the hotel - take a look at the safe!
One of several buildings at Rhyolite
I don't remember Golden, Colorado looking anything like this!
The view from inside the jail
The train station
A Joshua tree - you don't see these on the east coast
Last view of the town on the way out
Have a great day everyone!
Best Wishes,
Michael
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Reader Comments (4)
Awesome Michael! I love the way capture the depth and vastness of the landscape!
Fantastic images! Nevada sure does have some cool ghost towns where you can get some really artistic shots!
When did you go to all these places?? Haha, just kidding! I love the look on the images, did you use a lens-baby? That's what it looks like! Really cool artistic shots, when are they going to be up for sale? :)
Hey Dominoe,
Thanks for stopping in! Yes, a Lensbaby 2 was used, along with a 15mm fisheye and a 24-105 lens. As for the sale....hmmm....I'm working on that gallery!
Take care,
Michael