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Related: About this forumBack to nature
Ruins and remnants of agriculture, industry and transportation.
Farm outbuildings
Paper mill
Railroad
Canal
Factory
End of the road
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Mousetoescamper
Dec 2023
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These are fascinating relics! Thanks so much for sharing them with us, my dear Mousetoescamper! ♥ nt
CaliforniaPeggy
Dec 2023
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CaliforniaPeggy
(152,451 posts)1. These are fascinating relics! Thanks so much for sharing them with us, my dear Mousetoescamper! ♥ nt
Mousetoescamper
(5,499 posts)4. Thanks and you're welcome!
world wide wally
(21,835 posts)2. Cool idea
Mousetoescamper
(5,499 posts)5. Thanks!
Bayard
(24,145 posts)3. I love old rock walls
Thanks for posting.
Mousetoescamper
(5,499 posts)6. Me too. Some took great skill and backbreaking work to build
Last edited Wed Dec 6, 2023, 06:33 PM - Edit history (1)
The wall in the penultimate shot is amazing. The builders had to find fieldstone that fit the contours of the previous course and set the rocks without the benefit of mortar.
You're welcome!
Bayard
(24,145 posts)10. There are old rock walls like that all around Lexington, KY
They're beautiful.
Diamond_Dog
(35,162 posts)7. What an interesting photo essay!
We had a photography contest theme a while back Abandoned. Any of these photos would have been excellent entries. 🙂. Nicely done!
Mousetoescamper
(5,499 posts)8. Thanks!
justaprogressive
(2,574 posts)9. love that fracture-critical bridge!
Mousetoescamper
(5,499 posts)11. Still safe for pedestrian traffic if you don't mind bushwhacking