CITY OF DUST

The lost and wondrous wreckage of America. The ceaseless road to nowhere. Yeah, that's my home.

Friday, March 03, 2023

It Was Supposed To Be In New Mexico: Camp Nichols, Oklahoma

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During the years of the Civil War, with most able-bodied men sent off to the fray, traversing the Santa Fe Trail became even more treacher...
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Monday, October 10, 2022

Take the Flat Way Home: Tollgate Canyon, NM

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A crumbling stone cabin is now all that welcomes you to Tollgate Canyon. If you’re reading this it means I've managed to successfull...
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Saturday, October 10, 2020

AVAILABLE NOW! Abandoned New Mexico: Ghost Towns, Endangered Architcture, and Hidden History

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Alright, following a two-month delay due to Covid-19 and an initial pre-order run to get my process down, I'm very pleased to FINALLY ma...
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Saturday, February 29, 2020

Abandoned New Mexico: Ghost Towns, Endangered Architecture, and Hidden History

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Well, it's been just over two years since the last City of Dust blog post. In that time I've moved from New Mexico to northern Nev...
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Monday, January 08, 2018

Music on the Wind: Guadalupe, New Mexico

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Since the previous post was a special one on the Río Puerco Valley featuring the recollections of historian and folklorist Nasario García...
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Sunday, October 08, 2017

Nasario García Remembers the Río Puerco

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Over the past few years the Río Puerco Valley has become one of my favorite places in New Mexico. About an hour northwest of Albuquerque, ...
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Sunday, April 02, 2017

Life is Too Short to be Afraid: Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Pt. II

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( Ven a los toros - Come to the bulls.) Blood spills out on the streets And bodies are missing for weeks Both sides keeping a close e...
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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Life is Too Short to be Afraid: Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Pt. I

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( La vida es muy corta para tener miedo - Life is too short to be afraid.) Juárez, I had a dream today The children danced, as the gui...
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Sunday, December 11, 2016

A Little Piece of Quiet: Lingo, New Mexico

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I might as well stop pretending that I’m going to post more regularly and admit that, modern life being what it is, time is always tight, ...
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Sunday, July 31, 2016

Empty Desks: Contreras, New Mexico

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In Socorro County, New Mexico, tucked off a side road that parallels I-25, not far from a muddy stretch of the Rio Grande, is the little ...
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"If you can lose yourself in a crowd, can you find yourself in the empty arms of an abandoned ghost town?" Lydia Lunch
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