On our 3000 mile road trip we saw a lot of abandoned buildings. I always wonder what is their stories? How do they become abandoned and why? Was it economic, death, or opportunity? Abandoned buildings always fill me with a nostalgic and sad feeling, but also a want to explore the insides and maybe find a treasure of "frozen in time" images.
In July we went on a spontaneous drive in my husbands Nissan GTR, through the midwest. It's always fun to take that car out, its a show stopper and people tend to react to it.. usually by taking pictures and hanging out of their cars for a closer look.
We went from Texas to Minnesota. From Minnesota we decided to go to Devils Tower in Wyoming. I love Wyoming, I lived there briefly when I was 9. I have quite a few fond memories of there. I chose to go see Devils Tower again because when I was 9 we went there and I fell in love with it. There is truly something totally majestic and wonderful about Devils Tower. We stayed in a little cabin in Hulett, Wyoming for the night. On our way to the next leg on our trip we actually drove by the town I lived in when I was 9. Wright, Wyoming, pretty cool to see though we didn't stop to visit it.
Devils Tower 
Where we stayed.
the grand staircase
our view from our room
morning view from our window
The Stanley Hotel
Just a view in ColoradoThe next day we headed home, unfortunately no ghostly encounters were had at The Stanley. We say a lot of abandoned buildings and many beautiful sites in our 3000 mile 9 states drive. We'll need to do it again.. Ill do another post with some of the abandoned buildings and sites we saw.. It was a wonderful and fun trip with my best friend and husband, Craig.
