Rhyolite, 8 miles from Death Valley: Gold mining ghost town

[Dave Maciak]

At one time this place was booming, bank, dance hall, jail, train station, mercantile, etc. In recent years vandals have defaced or destroyed it.
The "art work" I am told by locals in Beatty, NV is from 2 gents from somewhere in eastern Europe, not sure where. They ran around the 120 degree desert wearing cowboy hats and speedo's, drinking warm beer--so the locals tell.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Is that bike part of the art or placed there randomly ( and very artistically IMO )? Thanks for sharing these. I always enjoy seeing western US images.

 

[nokk]

rhyolite has been on my list of places to visit for a few years now. you got some great shots out there, love the b&w tones.

 

[Dave Maciak]

rhyolite has been on my list of places to visit for a few years now. you got some great shots out there, love the b&w tones.

I really can't take credit for the tones and levels; simply, the natural light in the desert is perfect. No big city to pollute the air, sky impossible blue. I have some color images which also display the same quality.
The bike? I don't know if the placement was intentional or not--but it "works". Also one of the highlights of a Rhyolite visit is breakfast or lunch at Mel's Diner in Beatty--a great little--and I mean little---place.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice set of great images.

 

[Tropicalmemories]

Excellent, evocative images. Cool 'ghost's too.