A sprawling expanse of creosote bushes sways in the gentle breeze just outside our windows. The haggard tarmac stretches out before us winding its way through to left-behind places. Whole lives were lived out here, and it seems nowadays, just the sun, wind, and rain pays these places any attention.
Only the hearty and strong-willed survived. The places they laid their heads seem to have taken on that trait. The instinct to hold on and let your story be told has a tight grip on the small ghost town of Lake Valley.
The homesteads and buildings which sit tranquil behind a wire fence have the most to say. There is a magnetism to them. You can feel in the air, like the eyes of a painting which follow you. A mystery blankets the lands now, and you wonder why. What brought them and you out here?
It was one of the largest silver strikes in the area that enticed the first inhabitants to this area—the Bridal Chamber Mine.
Whole towns sprung up with the hopes of riches providing a comfortable life, and Lake Valley was no different.
The last resident passed away in 1994 after arriving in 1904, spending 90 years in the same home.
The Bureau Of Land Management took over the townsite and is slowly restoring what has refused to give up.

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