Category Archives: Ghost Towns

The Big Weekend Approaches

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

This weekend is just chock full of stuff……
For me, I’ll be at the Vulture Mine on Saturday, then Sunday here in town. The first HDR Workflow class takes place this weekend, and it should be fun! Of course, I’ll be missing some events in Prescott on Saturday……..
This weekend the Firehouse Plaza will be [...]

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Revisited

Monday, January 4, 2010

Almost a year ago the ghost town of Vulture was “discovered” here at the Airstream Chronicles.  According to some, the best preserved ghost town in the state.
Call it what you want.  I call it an enjoyable place to spend a day, and a photographer’s dream come true!
In total, Vulture has been visited 4 times in [...]

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Something old, something new, something borrowed…….

Sunday, December 13, 2009

No, there are no wedding bells for anyone that I know of in the future, but I thought the title worked well.  And I think you’ll agree by the time you’re through reading here.  If you don’t agree?  Well, there could be something wrong with you as I know most will agree……
Something Old
The Vulture mine [...]

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Happy 1 Year to The Airstream Chronicles Continued

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Wow, I remembered the date and everything!  Last year, August 11th, a new blog was born.  And my old blog faded into ashes.  Gadget’s Airstream Chronicles went through a forced evolution, and from the ashes came this site!
In 365 days of blogging I’ve posted over 400 times.  More than 800 downloads of the new podcast [...]

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Humboldt and Mayer – Two more stops on the ghost town quest

Monday, March 23, 2009

The ghost town quest has not been forgotten.  Just side tracked due to other activities over the past few weeks.  There’s always something to do, right?
Listed under the “Yavapai Ghosts” in the Arizona Highways guidebook, Humboldt and Mayer have been on my “to do” list.  Sure, they’re still active towns like Jerome and Bisbee, but [...]

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From the Ian Russell Gallery

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

I’m definitely falling behind!
See, lately I’ve been “pre-posting”.  Writing entries in advance.  Makes it easier on me at times, especially if I have a lot to blog about.
But since the trip last week I seem to be slacking on the blog front.  Here it is, 2:30 PST and I’m at work realizing I hadn’t posted [...]

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Bumblebee and Cleator

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Two very unique names for “former” towns here in Arizona.  Both Bumblebee and Cleator are smaller ghost town sites, and amazingly enough, they’re still active.  By that I mean lived in!
If you take a ride down Route 17 you’ll see signs for Crown King and Bumblebee.  Each has it’s own exit, but if you take [...]

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What’s up with the Ghost Town Quest?

Monday, February 2, 2009

Recently that question was posed to me.  “What’s up with all the ghost town stuff?  Where’s the broad Arizona scenery?”
Well, I’m still shooting broad Arizona scenery.  I’m still waiting for that magic moment when the Granite Dells bobcat stays long enough for me to photograph her.  I’m still digging the sunsets out here.  And I’m [...]

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My personal HDR setup in the field

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Over the course of my learning process with HDR photography I’ve quickly posted how the HDRs come together on the computer when I’m done shooting.  The post was a little too quick, and glazed over way too much regarding setup and processing, and I’ll re-do the post here in the next week.
Initially I was going [...]

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Ghost Towns of Arizona: Status update

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

So, I’ve covered a few ghost towns, mining sites, and what are considered minor sites.  What’s been seen so far?

“Big Tom’s” private ghost town in Yarnell, AZ.  That was the spot that really got my interest in the first place!
Bisbee, AZ.  An active ghost town, but still a ghost town for sure.  The history, the [...]

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