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El Dorado Canyon, Nelson – Nevada

Images of El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada – Southern Nevada, taken in May 2018.

Just outside of the Lake Mead Recreational Area on Nevada Highway 165 sits the town of Nelson in El Dorado Canyon. Established in 1861 around the Techatticup Gold Mine the area was eventually abandoned around 1945. There are actually residents of this small town however it is now being maintained as a “ghost” town and sometimes movie set; several films have been made here, most notably 3000 Miles To Graceland in 2001 staring Kurt Russel and Kevin Costner.

As it is a very scenic area the location is often used by local photographers and on this day was indeed being used to photograph a couple for their wedding photos as well as to document a Mexican Quinceañera celebration. Interesting images can be had no matter how long you spend here or which way you point your camera!
Ghost town water tower with the Eldorado Mountains in the background in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Ghost town water tower with the Eldorado Mountains in the background in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada 		Abandoned gas station in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Abandoned gas station in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Piano in the desert in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Piano in the desert in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Old bus and building in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Old bus and building in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Water tower and cars in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Water tower and cars in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Garage surrounded by Cholla Cactus in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Garage surrounded by Cholla Cactus in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Wedding couple photographic session in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Wedding couple photographic session in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Bride-to-be among the cactus in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Bride-to-be among the cactus in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Wedding couple in front of a pink Cadillac in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Wedding couple in front of a pink Cadillac in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Old building in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Old building in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Steel wheeled carriage in front of abandoned building in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Steel wheeled carriage in front of abandoned building in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Woman posing for her Quinceañera celebration photo shoot in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Woman posing for her Quinceañera celebration photo shoot in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Setup for Quinceañera celebration photo shoot in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Setup for Quinceañera celebration photo shoot in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Quinceañera celebration photo shoot on a balcony in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Quinceañera celebration photo shoot on a balcony in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Piano outside a shack in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Piano outside a shack in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Cholla Cactus with the Eldorado Mountains in the distance in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Cholla Cactus with the Eldorado Mountains in the distance in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Old cars, trucks and equipment in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Old cars, trucks and equipment in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Pink Cadillac with the Eldorado Mountains in the background in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Pink Cadillac with the Eldorado Mountains in the background in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Town store in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Town store in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Remains of the Techatticup Gold Mine in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Remains of the Techatticup Gold Mine in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Prop plane crash near a hill of old mine tailings in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Prop plane crash near a hill of old mine tailings in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 The ultimate VW Bus conversion in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
The ultimate VW Bus conversion in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Cholla Cactus bloom in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Cholla Cactus bloom in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Old vehicles in the desert in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Old vehicles in the desert in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada		 Rock outcropping at the base of the Eldorado Mountains in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada
Rock outcropping at the base of the Eldorado Mountains in El Dorado Canyon, Nelson Nevada

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