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Mike Walker

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

Hiker, peakbagger, roadtripper and occasional writer from New Mexico, USA. When I'm not travelling I'm researching detailed itineraries so I can use my time on the road to see as much as possible. There's plenty of time to rest at home!
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My Travel Interests

  • Abandoned & Ruined
  • Architecture & Design
  • Art & Creativity
  • Culture & Society
  • Death & the Dark
  • History & Conflict
  • Museums & Collections
  • Nature & Outdoors

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Places I've been

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Ptarmigan Tunnel

West Glacier, Montana

Ptarmigan Tunnel

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

The spring and memorial marker

Columbia Falls, Montana

Shepard Memorial Fountain

Crystal clear, drinkable mountain spring water by the side of the road.

Coldest Spot in America

Cut Bank, Montana

Coldest Spot in America

A colossal concrete penguin announces this Montana town as the coldest spot in America. But is it really?

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Aden, Alberta

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.

Prince of Wales Hotel

Waterton Park, Alberta

Prince of Wales Hotel

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Fort Macleod, Alberta

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

The Burmis Tree

Bellevue, Alberta

The Burmis Tree

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

Frank Slide

Bellevue, Alberta

Frank Slide

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

Titan Terex

Sparwood, British Columbia

The World's Largest Tandem Axle Truck

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

Ancient Cottonwood Trail

Morrissey, British Columbia

Ancient Cottonwood Trail

In British Columbia, a unique microclimate has allowed these trees to live much longer than they usually would.

Wreck of the Steamship Helena

Bigfork, Montana

Wreck of the Steamship Helena

A once celebrated industrial wonder now lurks in a quiet corner of Flathead Lake.

Toys at the Miracle of America Museum.

Polson, Montana

Miracle of America Museum

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

The nave of St. Ignatius Mission Church.

Saint Ignatius, Montana

St. Ignatius Mission

This landmark church at the Flathead Reservation mission features 58 ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the mission's cook.

Some of the 1000 Buddhas.

Arlee, Montana

Garden of One Thousand Buddhas

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

A Carousel for Missoula.

Missoula, Montana

A Carousel for Missoula

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

The dugouts in July 2010, before they were destroyed

Salmon, Idaho

Dugout Dick Memorial

An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

Borah Peak

Mackay, Idaho

Borah Peak

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

The Devil Boat

Arco, Idaho

The Devil Boat

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

EBR-I internal

Arco, Idaho

Experimental Breeder Reactor-I

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Potato God

Blackfoot, Idaho

Idaho Potato Museum

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

The Spiral Jetty

Corinne, Utah

The Spiral Jetty

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

T-486 Patriot.

Corinne, Utah

ATK Rocket Garden

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.

Ensign Peak

Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensign Peak

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

Sunlight from the dome's opening plays on the surface of the spring water, reflecting on the rock face inside

Midway, Utah

Homestead Crater

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

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