I decided to go back to the south shore of Mono lake to retake some images - the sun was strong enough to blow out some of the clouds & this morning the direction was better & a little more even. And yes, the water is actually that green!
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| Mono Lake, South Shore |
After that it was off to Bodie State Historical Site. I'm not sure why they don't call it a ghost town, but they don't. In any case, just like Tumalo Falls in Bend, the road is only partially open. At least they put a sign up at the start of the road that warns you that you will have to walk 1 1/2 miles to the site. It was mostly uphill, since the park is at 8375' A mile and one half isn't all that long a walk, however at that altitude & uphill it takes a bit out of you.
In any case, this is a gem of a ghost town. Many buildings, machinery, automobiles, etc all looking like the owners walked away from them in the 40's. According to the brochure for the location, it was a town of 8500 people & 2000 buildings in 1879. By 1886, the the gold had run out and the town was down to 1500. The final residences left in the 1940's, and it became a park in 1994.
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| The Western Part of Town |
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| Bodie Ghost Town, Stamp mill |
I'll post a page devoted to Bodie at lakeshore Images when I find a fast enough site to load the 40 of so photos I took. Well for what ever reason, things are fast enough here to load all the images, so if you want more, check Bodie.
After that it was back to the trailer. I registered for another night here at Willow Springs. I'm heading east tomorrow. Don & Anne and I will work out where we are going to meet after they are done visiting in Phoenix. I'm sure we will work something out...
Till Tomorrow-
I went to your website and that Bodie park looks so cool! :) I have to make it out west one of these days! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is quite the place. Well worth the walk in. If you get there in season, the parking lot is next to the town...
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