Nature and conservation photography, custom prints, stock, and assignment photography by Dave Showalter

Ghost Towns and Structures

Dust Bowl relics and Gold Rush towns offer a window into our western heritage and the settling of America. Stepping inside these old buildings, one might find a rusted stove, breadbox and pantry, a two or three hole loo, or a massive bay window. Whenever I have a chance, I stand in these buildings and try to grasp this simple, hard pioneer life.

zapata ranch, san luis valley
dustbowl, homestead, Yuma County, CO
Gunnison Basin, structures, historic buildings, barns, winte
Uncompahgre National Forest, Animas Forks
Garnet, ghost town, structures, abandoned buildings, Missoula, boarding house
Sawatch Range
Leadville, Fairplay, Mount Sherman
old schoolhouse, Pawnee National Grassland
White River National Forest, Ashcroft, ghost town
Dust Bowl, Hereford, CO, Weld County
Boston Mine, Fletcher Mountain, Mayflower Gulch