Tag: Abandoned Automobile

Utah – March 2026 – Part 4

There are numerous 4 wheel drive roads readily accessible near our first Utah campsite. Portions of these roads do not actually require 4 wheel drive, nor high clearance vehicles, so ordinary passenger vehicles can get to some of the places revealed in this post, unless there have been rains sufficient to make the roads impassable, in which case even 4 wheel drive vehicles should avoid portions of these roadways.

Desert Blues 1

There are numerous old mine sites scattered around this area, where one can find old abandoned vehicles and structures.

Desert Blues 2

And there is much exposed geology to see, too.

Utah Desert Pano
Yellow Truck 1
Yellow Truck 2
Desert Engine
Hondoo Arch

Hondoo (“Hondu” in some references) Arch sits high up on a hill and is seen at a viewpoint at a turn around point on one local desert trail.

Desert Layers

Most of the photos in this post are from my iPhone, while a few are from my Nikon D850 with a 24-70mm lens.

More desert photos to come,

Ken

Cuervo, New Mexico, March 2023, Part 6

Cuervo Ghost Town 31
Cuervo Ghost Town 32
Cuervo Ghost Town – Openness
Cuervo Ghost Town -Target Object

In rural U.S. it is not unusual to see bullet holes in abandoned objects and road signs.  This is perhaps a sign of the U.S. love affair with guns.  Shooting at such objects as this abandoned vehicle could put other in danger, since there are still a few people in this area and many vehicles pass through on I-40.

Cuervo Ghost Town – Abandoned Automobile

One can see in the image above an indication of the traffic along I-40 through Cuervo.  I usually tried to wait until there was no traffic in the background of my shots, but sometime that required more time than I had the patience for.

Cuervo Ghost Town – Abandoned Automobile
Cuervo Ghost Town 32

I made the shot of the kitchen area of this abandoned house through an open window, I think (or doorway, I don’t recall which).

Cuervo Ghost Town – Parting Shot

I made this last shot as I walked back towards my vehicle.

This concludes this series on the mostly abandoned community of Cuervo, New Mexico.  More history of this ghost town can be found here.

Thanks for following,

Ken