What a fantastic archive, I had not seen these before. It is a tragedy that so much was lost. I know all these places, albeit in more modern times, but some are

What a fantastic archive, I had not seen these before. It is a tragedy that so much was lost. I know all these places, albeit in more modern times, but some are still very remote and rarely seen. It isn’t for everyone, but if you follow the unpaved ranch and mining trails deep into the southwest mountains you can still find echos of this. Just brilliant magical country. I hesitate to tell people where to find the magic anymore. These days, poorly behaved selfie tourists descend on these places en masse and destroy the allure instantly. Even the old dirt trails don’t stop them; I’ve seen a mega-busload of ill-equipped foreign tourists show up at a minor sites an hour from the nearest pavement because someone posted about it on instagram. I know I am an old man shouting at clouds but I grew up with these places. I’m not “native” per se but even I can sense the desecration that bothers the people that were born there and never left. I wish I had a solution to this problem but I don’t.