Photographs: Death Valley, Photographs: Desert, Photographs: Structures and Objects

Rhyolite School Windows, Amargosa Range

May 10, 2008 G Dan Mitchell Leave a comment

Black and white photograph of the Amargosa Range as seen through the windows of the abandoned school in the ghost town of Rhyolite Nevada. While the ghost town of Rhyolite is in Nevada, the eastern border of Death Valley National Park, including the Amargosa Range, is nearby and visible from here.

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Photographs: Death Valley, Photographs: Desert, Photographs: Structures and Objects

Rhyolite School

May 9, 2008 G Dan Mitchell Leave a comment

Wide angle photograph of the ruins of the Rhyolite School exterior at dawn. While the strong walls of this building are still standing, the roof and interior fittings are all gone.

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Jim is Trying to Make Me Jealous…

May 8, 2008 G Dan Mitchell Leave a comment

… and succeeding. :-)

Photographer Jim M. Goldstein has posted a piece at his blog about his visit to Caribou Pass Valley in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. While I’ve been to Alaska a couple of times (for a total of about a month) I’ve never been that far north, and on my visits I was not equipped to do serious photography.

(About the “that far north” observation… On my most recent Alaska trip I rode my bike – along with a group of students – 1100 miles from Skagway through the Yukon to Fairbanks and then to Anchorage. Really.)

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.

Photographs: Death Valley, Photographs: Desert, Photographs: Structures and Objects

Rhyolite Ghost Town Ruins, Dawn

May 8, 2008 G Dan Mitchell Leave a comment

Dawn at the ruins of the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada. The remnants of one of the town banks is in the foreground, and the school building is seen in the distance. Beyond is the Amargosa Valley and the Amargosa Range in Death Valley National Park.

This photograph was made during a brief interval when the light went from rather flat and dull to lighter and warm as the sun briefly shone through the high overcast.

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G Dan Mitchell Photography

Rhyolite School Windows, Amargosa Range

Rhyolite School

Jim is Trying to Make Me Jealous…

Rhyolite Ghost Town Ruins, Dawn

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