Is Kelly, New Mexico really a ghost town? A prominent mine of the late 1800’s, the mine and settlement of Kelly, New Mexico is abandoned …

Featuring New Mexico's Ghost Towns, Route 66 and interesting attractions across the desert Southwest.
Featuring New Mexico's Ghost Towns, Route 66 and interesting attractions across the desert Southwest.
Is Kelly, New Mexico really a ghost town? A prominent mine of the late 1800’s, the mine and settlement of Kelly, New Mexico is abandoned …
On The Mother Road to Cuervo, New Mexico: A return trip In my first post about the Route 66 ghost town of Cuervo, …
Newkirk, New Mexico Ghost town explorers and Route 66 aficionados alike will want to place Newkirk, New Mexico at the top of their list of …
Rescued from obscurity Not the town of Seligman, Arizona. It’s as obscure as ever and probably more so now than when these photos were shot. …
Passing through Ashfork, Arizona These images from Ashfork, Arizona were originally published on a previous incarnation of The Dry Heat Blog on March 1, 2009 …
Creepy sights from the east coast There’s nothing I love more than photographing abandoned houses in New Mexico but I shot a few of them …
Stanley, New Mexico never was a booming metropolis Stanley, New Mexico is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe county. Located about 20 miles northwest of …
Unsolved double murder in Budville, New Mexico It’s funny how things turn out Budville, New Mexico was the site of a notorious double murder that …
Cerrillos, New Mexico… not really here or there An easily overlooked stop on a Turquoise Trail road trip, Cerrillos, New Mexico is literally a living …
Big Chief Gas Station on HWY 550 Unlike many of the abandoned places in New Mexico, I actually remember when the Big Chief Gas Station …