An Elk Guards the Entrance

Photographs from an early morning visit to this abandoned home in the northwest United States. Standing in the backyard in the pitch black waiting for the sun to rise, within 45 minutes the faint sound of robin calls could be heard somewhere in the distance. As the light in the sky slowly increased, and my eyes adjusted, I took a quick peek around the inside of the home. There were many personal belongings left behind and very little evidence of squatters. The clothes on the bed really made it seem as though the house was vacated quickly and no one ever returned. It looked as though rodents had done some damage to the clothes on the bed and had left a considerable amount of feces throughout the kitchen. Once again, left to wonder about the history, and departed with a pretty profound feeling of sadness. The pictures are presented in the order they were taken to reflect the progression of emerging daylight.