Explorations in Fading Places
Marsha has a fondness for things in decay. I am not sure where it comes from, or indeed where it's headed, this strange fascination. For now, it finds expression in the images she's captured of places that have fallen into disrepair and neglect. Dusty old crossroad towns in the eastern plains. Abandoned mining camps... Continue Reading →
A few miles up Sego Canyon, the remains of two buildings mark the spot of what was probably a junction-point for miners carting their ore down to Thompson Springs. The clean outer walls of a large structure surrounded a gutted out, roofless interior. Enough remained that Mara and I could picture the building that once stood... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year, Mara and I found the place where the Cook Tent Cafe (the original Cafe Decay!) once stood, just off the highway in Thompson Springs, UT. The photos above show the Cafe during her first visit in 2007 and her second in 2014. (This post features more photos of her original 2007... Continue Reading →
Many years ago, Mara stopped in the small town of Thompson Springs, UT during a road trip with some friends through the desert southwest. The city sits just off I-70 about 40 miles from Moab, but call it 30 as the crow flies. That flight path, by the way, would take the crow directly over Arches National Park, one... Continue Reading →
In 2010, some of my family spent a couple of weeks outside Perugia, Italy. The house, nestled in the rolling Umbrian hills, was comfortable and gorgeous and beautiful. Most of Marsha's pictures from that trip occupy prominent places in other albums. A short stroll on a winding dirt path from the main house, we found... Continue Reading →
We passed by the Twin Arrows diner on the original, historic Route 66 outside Flagstaff, AZ in 2007. Despite the dilapidation, it had a lingering charm. Indeed, you can find the diner in its more intact and appealing state featured in many books celebrating the attractions of Route 66, the sign and symbol of road-tripping... Continue Reading →
Marsha’s first visit to Thompson Springs occurred in 2007, in the company of her sister Jeanne and couple of friends. They were on their way back from a road trip to St. George, UT, where they'd been training on photography for special needs children. While gassing up at the truck stop just off the highway, they spied... Continue Reading →
Cafe Decay 