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THOMPSON SPRINGS UTAH PONTIAC by PRISCILLA BURGERS

A mid-50's Pontiac rests and rusts in a field in the railroad ghost town of Thompson Springs, Utah. Though Thompson Springs, Utah still has a number of current residents, it is all but a ghost town today -- not the typical type, such as the many mining camps of the American West, with crumbling shacks and rusting equipment laying all around; but rather, more like the many towns of Route 66 that died when the highway was replaced by the interstate. When I-70 was developed, the town found itself just a few miles north of the new highway and traffic through the small community dramatically decreased and businesses began to close.

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I was born and raised in the Metropolitan New York City area of New Jersey but have lived in Arizona for forty years. After retiring from high school counseling and teaching, I discovered the joy of photography and digital art. Although I strive to get the shot right in the camera, I enjoy the artistic and creative aspects of working with image editing programs. Capturing the beauty of God's creation with landscape photography was my first passion. I thank God for his creations and that I am fortunate enough to see and capture a part of them with my camera. I have also come to enjoy many other facets of photography, such as wildlife, American Western, farm, church, and ghost town photography. I take great pleasure in traveling and...