Offroading Home: GEO-tography: Halloween 2

It has almost become a tradition to do a Halloween post here on Offroading Home. We haven't done much riding this summer, and the posts have gotten a tad sparse, but we cannot go against tradition and disappoint Tevia. For, without tradition, what are we?

You remember that last year we highlighted photos relating to "Devil" of some sort: Devil's Cove, Devil Mountain, Devil's Fire – and so forth. This year we simply turn to Flicker and are inundated with photos relating to: "Ghost."

Not simply just Casper, but a whole host of photos documenting how often plants, trees, snakes, towns and ships are named after the specter.

We sorted through a thousand or so photos and selected the most interesting for your seasonal perusal – with preference given to those representing a location, geography, flora or fauna.

Clicking on the photo will take you to the original photo where there often can be found a more complete description.

Ghost in the Tree - in East Sussex, England, GB

The sun has set on the ghost fleet
Seen as it was in late 2010, the dwindling fleet of ships formerly held "in reserve" in the aptly nicknamed "ghost fleet" of Suisun Bay would today make this view impossible; the battleship USS Iowa on the far right is the only positive story, as she is now a museum ship in the port of Los Angeles. Yet the others have not been saved from the sad fate of being cut-up for scrap or being sunk at sea as a target ship. The brownish barnlike structure housed the 'Sea Shadow' stealth ship until July 2012, but she has now gone to the ship-breakers for scrapping. By 2017 this scene will be totally empty of ships.

The lit speleothem on the right is the Pluto's Ghost column formation in Luray Caverns in Westlu, Luray, VA, US

Euphorbia lactea 'Cristata' cv White Ghost

Water drops on Ghost Plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense), a succulent native to Mexico

Chimney Rock, Ghost Ranch - in New Mexico, US

The clock of the Holy Ghost Church -in Kesklinn, Tallinn, Harju County, EE
The painted clock on the Holy Ghost Church's facade is the oldest public timekeeper in Tallinn.

Bangkok Ghost building

Coquelicots fantômes // Ghost poppies

A sign for ghosts outside Niedzica Castle, Poland... The ghost, known as the "White Lady", is the ghost of Umina, from the Inca's royal family, married to Sebastian Brezevichy, one of the previous owners of the castle.

Fantasmini (little ghosts)

The Harlequin Ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, is one of the most unusual fishes in the world's oceans.

Ghost Pipefish

1924 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost

Ghost Fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) at Bunya Mountains, Queensland, Australia.

This is one of several brick homes still remaining in the ghost town of Grafton, UT.

Autumn Ghost - in Wiesbaden, Hesse, DE

The Ghost Train - in Entroncamento, Santarém, PT

On the outskirts of town at Randsburg ghost town, CA

Ramshackle ruins at Darwin ghost town outside of Death Valley

Fairbank ghost town, Arizona - Just a few miles to the west of the famous 'ghost town' of Tombstone is the tiny, forgotten community of Fairbank. While Tombstone has been turned into more of a tourist trap and amusement park, Fairbank truly is a ghost town - a collection of abandoned ruins from the nineteenth century crumbling in the desert sun.