Hej!
On sunday David and I went on a little adventure. We had been writing all weekend and needed a little energy boost so we drove to the old Paramount ranch that I had read about here .

They used to film a lot of things here, the largest production being Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, but now it's just an abandoned western town in the middle of nowhere. So cool.
We arrived in the afternoon just when the sun was turning golden. There was quite a lot of people there. Some were having a picnic, a few were newly engaged couples taking their engagement photos, and some were just like us; walking around and looking at everything for the first time.

I brought my Nikon with me for the first time in ages. I've been feeling a bit rusty with my real camera lately, so I thought it would be nice to get back in the habit of bringing it with me more.
Most of these photos are taken with my Nikon but the self portraits are my iPhone as usual.

I really liked that the buildings looked old and weathered. Since they were made for being in movies they've probably always looked like this. Maybe a little less dusty and broken. It must be so fun building a place like this, making it exactly how you want it. A little town that looks like it's been standing forever.

Some parts were obviously fairly newly added. Like the barn door to the right. It looked very nice and polished compared to the rest.

Ooops! We're in jail!

Loved the light in here. That's how you notice these building were made with movie making in mind. A tiny room with windows at the best spots for as much light as possible.

When we had seen all the houses we went on a hike up in the hills surrounding the little town. It was such a beautiful afternoon.

We took our own cutesy love photos. Because spooky trees are the most romantic things I know.

And David climbed a little.

We walked further up the hills. David is always ahead of me because I have to stop to take pictures all the time.

I caught up with David when he had stopped to photograph his long shadow legs.

The view was fairly spectacular.

"Can I have my sunglasses on? I look cooler with my sunglasses"
Okay, Mr Hollywood Director.

So Many Spooky Trees! *insert approximately a thousand heart eyes emojis*

And I found a new favorite.

It was love at first sight.

The sun was getting low in the sky so we headed back to car.

Stopped by the river first though. Such a moody spot. Spooky trees and moody rivers (what a great book title!) are on my "all time favorite things" list. Oh, and uprooted trees too!

Our spooky love.

Almost all the people were gone by now. The place looked just like a ghost town.

I made plans in my head to return soon. With a picnic basket. And maybe bring my sister and her kids. I think that would be wonderful!

Really loved the colors here!

And let's end this post with a jumping photo, because YAY for abandoned Western towns!

Hope you enjoyed tagging along on our little afternoon adventure.

See you soon!

/Lotta