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Desert Sands Reclaim a Ghost Town

jonson — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:09:24 -0800

Kolmanskop, a ghost town buried in the sand

Tumbleweed required!

surfdad — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:46:44 -0800

First post, deep breath, here goes nuffin. Judith Bingham is a multitalented British born classical singer, composer and musician. Driving home in the dark on Halloween listening to Radio Three (I'll let someone else out there explain Radio Three to our overseas cousins), I was particularly taken by her atmospheric choral setting of 'Ghost towns of the American West' a poem by Vesta Pierce Crawford, a Mormon Utah poet associated with the University. Despite delving much further into Mormon websites than I would usually care to venture I have not been able to find the text of the poem, if anyone out there can give a hand I'd be grateful. Judith Bingham also wrote an opera based on the life of Errol Flynn! Now that I would like to see. The performance linked is by the University of Utah Singers (the one I heard was by the BBC Singers) I only have two problems with it, surely the lights should have been turned down a bit for atmosphere, and there were several pauses in the singing where tumbleweed could have been blown across the stage.

"Here stood their citadel, but now grown over with weeds..."

scrump — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:24:03 -0800

The extraordinary Center For Land Use Interpretation is a tertiary reference for one of today's posts, and it's been mentioned in comments before. Don't miss the Land Use Database or the Newsletter.

Smithsonian Magazine's new photo contest

taz — Fri, 10 Oct 2003 00:09:20 -0800

Smithsonian Magazine is holding its first-ever photo contest, open to all adult non-professional photographers to submit entries in five categories. (Professionals may want to see about freelance opportunities here.) I find it particularly nice that there is no entry fee, and no citizenship requirements. For inspiration you may want to browse a gallery of Smithsonian freelance photographers or view the beautiful (and seasonally appropriate) Ghost Towns by Night Light and pick up a few tips on night photography from the photographer.

Ghost Towns

Fabulon7 — Thu, 28 Nov 2002 11:50:17 -0800

Ghost Town Gallery 1300 Pictures from 174 Ghost Towns and historic places. (They've also got maps.)

WolfDaddy — Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:34:37 -0800

During my long and mis-spent youth, I often spent time traveling the long dusty spaces between southern New Mexico and west Texas. There's a wide patch in the road called Orogrande, New Mexico, a virtual ghost town. I've always wondered why there'd even be a town in the middle of the desert and nowhere. Now I know why. Forgive the numerous pop-ups (and occassional ad for boobies) won't you? This is a tremendous resource for those interested.