What This Drone Footage Captured At This Abandoned Arizona Town Is Truly Grim

Arizona is a place full of abandoned areas. We have more than 275 ghost towns, a couple dozen known cliff dwellings and other indigenous ruins, and plenty of abandoned attractions and buildings that sit in limbo, slowly fading into the land. All of these have made Arizona a perfect spot for rural exploration and an inspirational area for art.

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If you've been a long-time Only In Arizona reader, you probably recognize this place, which we have featured before. Two Guns, the little ghost town-slash-former roadside attraction located 24 miles west of Winslow, is a spot that has definitely attracted plenty of photographers and street artists but it also has started to bring in videographers. Among them are drone operators.

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This drone video, shot by Youtube user Raptorman0909, features a beautiful view of Two Guns that simultaneously appears peaceful and a bit gloomy. The land is lit by the setting sun and the camera pans over the grasslands and nearby Canyon Diablo, capturing the sleepy tone of this area of the state. The video is a recent one; it was shot in early May 2016.

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So, without further ado, here is the video with a narration of the area's history:

That was one beautiful view, wasn’t it? If you want to check out more drone footage captured in Arizona, check out our article that features a gorgeous video of the Apache Trail.