Abandoned on the Roadside

Abandoned buildings and an old adobe wall in Culberson County.

There are places in the desert where people once tried to make a go of it and then decided it was not worth it. A few abandoned buildings are all that remain.

This is the remains of a old motel. Perhaps it was a thriving location on the highway once, but with the coming of the interstate things changed. Now it is a quiet ruin.

Old Ruins By Night

Old border ruins by night. I was photographing old ruins near the Rio Grande in Big Bend at night. Star trails make a great subject on a clear night.

As I was photographing a friend was using his red penlight in the distance. I could not make out any light from it on the ruins but the camera "saw" it.

I like the different look and the way it lit the building and the old chimney within.

Old Ruins

Old ruins along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park.

This old adobe wall is slowly eroding away under the harsh desert sky of the Big Bend country.

The view from here is great, it takes in the Sierra Ponce, Santa Elena Canyon, and the Chisos.

Old Ruins

The old adobe and stone ruins are in Big Bend National Park. It is a partially standing adobe house with a stone fireplace in the center.

The ruin sits on a hill overlooking the Rio and the Sierra del Ponce in Mexico. There are also views to the Chisos Mountains and Santa Elena Canyon. It must have been quite a place to live.

The walls of the ruin have some nicely framed windows and this door. The double frame of it really sturck me as a neat feature. I also greatly admire the stone fireplace that was once the centerpiece of this home.

I framed up the fireplace through the door with just a hint of the Ponce wall beyond.