Category: City of Dust

The Bridal Chamber Let’s check out Lake Valley, site of the famous Bridal Chamber Mine. Lake Valley lies in the

Way Down in the Mines It’s dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew; Where the dangers are double

Little Place on the Prairie The Homestead Act of 1862 was an attempt by the U.S. government to entice citizens

From what I can tell, people who read City of Dust are pretty much split between those who enjoy the

The Roots of Paris Hilton Around the turn of the 20th Century, a boy would walk from his father’s mercantile

The Last Hanging Crime Someday I’ll tell you a tale of a town that didn’t owe its very existence to

Life (and Death) by Railroad Most of the ghost towns I visit have been written about by Philip Varney in

Cool Water The hike from the Dripping Springs Natural Area visitor center to a cluster of lovely old ruins tucked

Pat Garret Really Should Have Stayed the Night Organ, New Mexico isn’t really a ghost town these days, but I’m