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TexasBushwhacker

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6. I know there are still James Dean fans that make a pilgrimage

Reply to robertpaulsen (Original post)

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 04:52 PM

Sep 2016

to Marfa, TX to visit the different places that were in the movie Giant. The also go out to the "Ruins of Reata" where the facade of the big house was built. It's nothing but some big timbers now, but people still visit.

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Does anyone else like exploring abandoned places? [View all] robertpaulsen Sep 2016 OP

I do metal detecting. So yep I like doing that also. duncang Sep 2016 #1

That sounds really cool! robertpaulsen Sep 2016 #2

A little bit duncang Sep 2016 #3

Thanks for the advice. It is something I'm considering doing. robertpaulsen Sep 2016 #4

The geocaches are kind of neat duncang Sep 2016 #7

Wow, that is fascinating! robertpaulsen Sep 2016 #13

I've always been fascinated by "urban ruins" ailsagirl Sep 2016 #5

Yeah, safety is a must. robertpaulsen Sep 2016 #8

No, I haven't ailsagirl Sep 2016 #9

I know there are still James Dean fans that make a pilgrimage TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #6

Wow-- James Dean ailsagirl Sep 2016 #10

Me me me! Like to take long bike trips and always stop to visit & photograph any abandoned Kashkakat v.2.0 Sep 2016 #11

There was a ghost town I visited in CO! robertpaulsen Sep 2016 #15

There is the shell of Carbide Wilson's old Mill in Gatineau Park, Quebec. applegrove Sep 2016 #12

BTW duncang Sep 2016 #14

Kick. n/t area51 Oct 2016 #16

Visit Quemado, Texas Xipe Totec Oct 2016 #17