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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Abandoned Home in Wheat Field

Found this abandoned house in the middle of a wheat field. I couldn't get closer to it without damaging the ripened wheat. The wheat fields and mountains make this abandoned home appear very lonely. I often wonder why houses like this are abandoned. Was it due to drought, financial troubles, or did the descendants not want the farm anymore?

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2017
Date Uploaded: 09.2017
Photo Location: Cayuse, Oregon, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6
Copyright: © Jennifer Rehmel