courierguy
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Inkom, Idaho
Indeed! What's the story on it?Looks like Metropolis NV. Was this just northwest of Wells?
Indeed! What's the story on it?Looks like Metropolis NV. Was this just northwest of Wells?
There's an entry in Wikipedia on it if you want the "rest of the story", but the short version is it's a failed "planned community" from the early 1900's. It was land speculators from back east - who had never even seen the land - trying to convince people that this could be Ohio. Which it could never be - there is a reason it's called the Great Basin Desert. This is still going on to this day around here. If it weren't for speculators land around here would be danged near free.Indeed! What's the story on it?
View attachment 108317Split Rock Lighthouse, Northshore Lake Superior, Minnesota
I can understand wanting to be out away from nearly everything but this takes the cake. Is that the Oregon trail going by? Perhaps the builder was expecting a super highway to go in and wanted to take advantage of the increased property values?This place...., which appeared to be, if not abandoned, at least not lived in for a while. In a very rural area, with mucho privacy, the builder wanted MOREView attachment 108544.
Was it facing New Holstein?The Cow near New Salem ND, west of KBIS. A moooving experience View attachment 107863
Had a buddy with a place that use to be away from everyone. He like long range target practice. Kept having to move his range because people kept buying property around him and moving in. He finally sold out and moved back here on his families place with lots of land and intersecting grass strips.View attachment 108580Some of us just can't get far enough away. It costs a lot extra to live remote - but after 60 years of people and cities - it's worth every penny. Mind you it's nothing like Alaska - but it's pretty cool
Please excuse photo - taken last year - or maybe year before during the fire season so there's a bunch of smoke. Nearest permanent structure to my stuff is almost two miles away. It's too close but this was all I could afford.