Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Sunken Ghost Town

We explored a small ghost town this last weekend. It was established in the 1800's. It was a small mining community, but there was a huge flood that forced all the residents to abandon their homes.




I think I gave Brad a bit of a scare with my willingness to climb walls, in a dress, with no shoes.
It's better that way.

The whole area was filled with sage, one of my favorite smells in the world.
When I lived in California I had a Native American friend who taught me a lot about sage and it's qualities. He taught me how to dry it, and burn it to bless a house or a building.


A sunken house.. 
I almost went IN this house the night before... 
It was dark and I had no idea it was went up to the rafters.

Utah sure is beautiful.




 The town was especially spooky at night.


11 comments:

  1. those pictures are beautiful. i've always wanted to find ghost towns.

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  2. Every time I drive through that canyon and see all the houses, I always think of my grandma, who used to say "where the hell is Thistle?!" when I would drive with her to her house in Mt. Pleasant. Then I'd always laugh and tell her "it's in the mud!".

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  3. wow! what gorgeous photos - and I'm a little bit in awe of your shoe-less climbing skills. hahah

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  4. This is craaaaaazy amazing. I want to go there.

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  5. wow! what a fun adventure! it makes me want to go exploring. lovely photos!

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  6. ooh awesome! i would be way too skittish to be there at night. i'm too sensitive to spiritual happenings. love that pic of you holding the sage looking down!

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  7. Bethany, I think that's why I like going at night.. cause I'm really sensitive to spiritual happenings.. and they are always heightened at night. I love it .

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  8. Wow, what wonderful pictures! There's something a bit eerie about it, but beautiful at the same time.

    a lovely blog xx

    www.outside--inside.blogspot.com

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  9. you are braver than i! or maybe i just haven't developed my senses enough to enjoy it yet.. there is so much happening it's hard to hone in on one message/feeling at a time! plus they like to follow me home. i don't enjoy that at all, and sometimes i forget to ground myself before i leave to prevent that.

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  10. oh wow, an actual ghost town! that's so cool, but the photos are just beyond wonderful! soul photography <3

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  11. What fun! I've never been to a 'ghost town'

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