Calumet Mine was a fun place to explore, but it's time to start the long Jeep trip back to civilization. Looking back on this trip, at least half the fun was in getting to (and from) the destination. And if you enjoy desert skies and lots of photo opportunities, it doesn't get much better than this! Who doesn't love desert trains? With seemingly unlimited visibility, beautiful light, and wonderful skies, you can't go wrong. This train was so long that it didn't fit in a single photo!
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| It was a looooooooooong time waiting for this train to pass! |
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| Now that's off-grid/remote living! |
The Road Runner's Retreat on old Route 66 has been abandoned for many years. I would love to see photos of what it looked like during prosperous times. That's Roger taking the close-up photo.
Hope you enjoyed these desert skies, and thanks for stopping by!
...I've always wanted to drive a Vette along Route 66!
ReplyDeleteThat desert scene is very good. The road sign and abandoned building are so reminiscent of the times
ReplyDeleteThat train was long, noting like that here in the UK. The photos from that trip were really enjoyable
ReplyDeleteWow! Awesome sky shots ~ especially the moon and trains are always intriguing ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I always wonder about people who live out way yonder in the desert. Some of those spots are pretty remote. Well, not to the highway... It's really nice to drive through in a comfortable car with the a/c or heat going (depending on season) and watch the scenery without having to deal with the extreme temps.
ReplyDeleteStrange I started on this post and ended up commenting on the park. LOL oh my brain short circuited I think. That first photo is outstanding - love the vintage feel of sepia. Beautiful views on your trek home.
ReplyDeleteDearest Peter,
ReplyDeleteSuch endless trains are a marvel in itself.
We both enjoyed them during our trip to the west of Wyoming.
Dramatic skies, mountains and rugged terrain all made for great photos.
Hugs,
Mariette
I love train rides and we have taken rides on quite few historic ones in Colorado and still have a few on our "to do" list! There were amazing clouds along your ride. Did you ever watch the movie Nomadland? I highly recommend it and was interesting to learn why some people live off the grid in the desert.
ReplyDeleteVery nice set of pics. As per usual. The second one is my fav. Love how that setting (?) sun reflects from that loooong train. Nice skies too.
ReplyDeleteI love the rain shafts a bit more. Yes the real joy is the journey which leads to destination. On many occasions, I take more time to reach the destination while enjoying the paths along the journey. Great pictures as always
ReplyDeleteLove the abandoned restaurant sign. Time has passed...
ReplyDeleteI may have to drag out my Bagdad Cafe movie to watch--- Not the same locale, but that's what the abandoned place reminded me of. Great pictures!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo's again. Thanks for showing us this piece of lost Americana.
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ReplyDeleteLOL, I still have "movie" Ingo took with his JVC in Outback Australia.
We had to stop for an iron ore train. It was so long at first Ingo lost focus and then turned it off!!
Isn´t this amazing? Now that I´m in railway, kinda, I sure all the bad stuff that can happen!
Sad the restaurant is gone! Meep-meep!
Great sky-pics, too. And that moon! Thank you.
Love these photos.. especially the train and the last one.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteYour blog banner photo sure is fun! Makes me smile! Love the train photos. I watch the Cajon Pass trail cam quite often and love seeing the snow covered mountains and LONG trains. The skies are gorgeous there! Enjoy the weekend ahead!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics as usual. Love that train shot, it's a beauty. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteThose are all so beautiful I don't have a favorite. I do love that first in sepia tones, it's like an antique photograph. I'm glad the freight trains near me (actually at the end of my street, we have mills and a grain elevator in town) aren't that long! I'd be forever waiting!
ReplyDeleteYou sure take some great desert photos. The rain, mountains, old abandoned places. I love them all.
ReplyDeleteI like the train and the old restaurant, I'm betting it was once a popular place, sad it just sits there now.
ReplyDeleteHi S P & P, I love trains and I love your photography. You publish an excellent blog. By the way, your header is awesome! A happy weekend ahead to you. John
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking photos, never seen such a long train...
ReplyDeleteSeems, you haven`t meet Laura Jane in the "restaurant"? ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qJFov4m6lU
No, but I was looking!
DeleteSo many beautiful pictures
ReplyDeleteImpressive long train set you have, I usually watch it on TV here at home
Me gusta la luz que has captado y las asombrosas nubes de tus fotografÃas.
ReplyDeleteFeliz fin de semana.
wow...beautiful sky and clouds formation
ReplyDeleteYou find such beauty in these wide open spaces! I like how these photos are touched with a bit of majesty that IS life right here on Earth.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are so beautiful. Great capture of the mountains.
ReplyDeleteBoth the mountains and the sky are beautiful. What intrigued me the most was the Road Runner Retreat restaurant sign - I had to look it up. A Rt 66 site said that some restoration work had started on the sign (the neon still worked, apparently)but had to be paused. The article wasn't dated that I saw. I wonder if restoration ever started up again.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the research, Alana. Doesn't appear that restoration ever restarted, which is too bad.
DeleteA great ride with wonderful skies. Thanks for sharing this beauty.
ReplyDeleteFantastic desert photos. Love the train, the sky and the abandoned restaurant and its sign pics. The night pic is even better.
ReplyDeleteStunning desert scenes.
ReplyDeleteI hear about the water crisis and wonder how many other businesses will close and communities suffer.
Big helping of stunning beauty with a side of poignant. Thank you for all of it.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! You used the photo opportunities so well.
ReplyDeleteBit of a "sad" banner, hope there is no reason for that? Or is it there longer and I was too busy to notice?
ReplyDeleteGreat sky-pcs and the clouds are really drifting in line!
LOL, yes, I waited for that water tank,...