https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/tags/history/Landscape and abandonment photography by Adam Thompson, a Colorado-based photographer and outdoor adventurer.Hugoen-us© 2026 Adam ThompsonSun, 05 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-sad-tale-of-picher-oklahoma/https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-sad-tale-of-picher-oklahoma/Sun, 05 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000OklahomaAbandoned PlacesHistoryGhost Towns<p><img src="https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-sad-tale-of-picher-oklahoma/cover_hu_18e2beb75fd53e58.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt=""></p><p>Driving through rural northeast Oklahoma, you would never know that it’s the site of a town that has suffered tragedy after tragedy. This is the sad tale of Picher, Oklahoma, and a look at what remains today.</p>https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/picketwire-canyon-a-hike-through-time/https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/picketwire-canyon-a-hike-through-time/Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000ColoradoHistoryHikingPetroglyphsDinosaur Tracks<p><img src="https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/picketwire-canyon-a-hike-through-time/cover_hu_f8e8bc0b2d586661.jpg" width="1200" height="904" alt=""></p><p>I recently went on a hike in Eastern Colorado that had everything from abandonment, petroglyphs, and even dinosaur tracks! Join me on my journey through Picketwire Canyon!</p>https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/an-abandoned-power-plant-deep-in-appalachia/https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/an-abandoned-power-plant-deep-in-appalachia/Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000Abandoned PlacesWest VirginiaHistory<p><img src="https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/an-abandoned-power-plant-deep-in-appalachia/cover_hu_6a4eb67e3a508a31.jpg" width="1200" height="675" alt=""></p><p>Join me as I explore the remains of an abandoned power plant located deep in Appalachia, somewhere in the hills of West Virginia.</p>https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-interesting-case-of-the-abandoned-aircraft-and-the-brothel/https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-interesting-case-of-the-abandoned-aircraft-and-the-brothel/Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000Abandoned PlacesNevadaHistory<p><img src="https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-interesting-case-of-the-abandoned-aircraft-and-the-brothel/cover_hu_fccfa4d1e184da6e.jpg" width="1200" height="1200" alt=""></p><p>In November 2022, my girlfriend and I were driving through the Nevada desert on our way from Las Vegas to the Alabama Hills. Along the way, we came across Angel&#39;s Ladies - a defunct brothel with the deteriorating remains of a wrecked aircraft sitting out front.</p>https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-story-of-mullens-west-virginia/https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-story-of-mullens-west-virginia/Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000West VirginiaHistoryAbandoned Places<p><img src="https://adamthompsonphoto.com/blog/the-story-of-mullens-west-virginia/cover_hu_c5c10c07cf892e50.jpg" width="1200" height="675" alt=""></p><p>Mullens, West Virginia is the epitome of America’s stereotypical coal town. The once bustling metropolis is a shell of its former self, with many of the buildings sitting abandoned, decaying further with each passing moment.</p>