International Car Forest of the Last Church (Esmerelda County, Nevada)

Returning home from a couple of days in Death Valley, I decided to stop and visit a bizarre attraction that I had read about a few months ago. Just on the outskirts of the lonely Nevada mining community of Goldfield, two artists have created the International Car Forest of the Last Church.

You may be asking yourself "what exactly is a car forest?". The pictures here should give you some idea, but essentially, these artists have taken a number of cars, trucks, vans, and even buses and partially buried them in the ground, with most of the junkers standing on end to form something of a 'forest' of cars. It's a bizarre idea and perhaps even more bizarre to see in person. 

In addition to just placing the vehicles in the ground, most of them have been elaborately spray-painted with various strange murals and other graffiti can be found on them as well. 

Walking among these car-trees in the hills above Goldfield, the frigid winter winds are making my hands cold, but it is such a bizarre and perhaps post-apocalyptic scene that I can't help by continuing exploring and taking pictures. 

As for the meaning or inspiration of the artwork, who can say, but it certainly is an attention grabber. As I depart, I note a line of half-buried motorcycles and bicycles, further adding to the oddity of this place. With that said, I'll just leave these pictures right here and let you reach your own conclusion.