Here is another of my grainy black and white images. I am not altogether sure what caused this. Vandals? Natural disaster? Maybe a combination? I'm leaning toward Mother Nature. Either way, it is slowly being reclaimed by the desert, which prompted my alternate title.
I discovered this just north of Searchlight, Nevada. It was compelling enough for me to take a rental car down what looked like a farm trail for further inspection. I think at some point it was probably the entrance driveway for whoever lived or worked there.
I really wanted to document more of the twisted metal, splintered wood, and decaying carpet, but two things conspired against me.
I really wasn't dressed to tromp around in the wreckage, and I needed to return to Las Vegas to turn the car in and catch a plane. Maybe on the next visit?
Searchlight Wreckage
For the curious: Mamiya AFD III with Leaf Aptus back, 80mm lens.
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