Found a whole town left behind in the Nevada desert last fall

I was out near Tonopah for a week, just driving old mining roads. I turned a corner and there it was, maybe 20 buildings just sitting there, empty. The weird part was it wasn't on any map I had. Everything was left. Plates on tables, clothes in closets, like they just got up and walked out one day in the 60s. It felt wrong to be there, but I couldn't leave. Some people say places like that should be left alone, that taking anything or even photos is disrespectful. Others think sharing the photos is the only way these places get remembered before they fall down. I took a few pictures of the old schoolhouse, but I still feel weird about it. What's the line between documenting history and just being a tourist in someone's lost home?

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miles_grant351mo ago

What did you do with the photos?

david8219d ago

I kept my three favorites but Lisa839 convinced me to trash the rest.

lisa8391mo ago

Did you delete yours too?