Last weekend I took quite the soggy (and muddy) road trip with my cameras. While I did the majority of my shooting southwest of Mandan, I actually began north of Wilton. You may recognize this (especially if you’re a photographer) as a familiar old barn north of Wilton a few miles on Highway 83. Sadly, it has now collapsed. It was intact enough, however, to grant me this really nice shot – the streaks of falling rain are more apparent in front of the opening on the full sized version. It may not even look collapsed at all, if you’re not familiar with this structure.

Here’s how it looked just a short while ago. Notice the stone addition on its east side, which is now completely collapsed and gone. While the barn looks intact, it’s actually several feet shorter. Bummer. As you can see, it’s a very photogenic piece of work, and I’m sure it attracts lots of photographers. I for one continue to visit it from time to time and document its eventual demise. In some ways it seems to get even more photogenic with age.