Usually Paul, Al and I spend our annual camping trip near a creek or lake. Fishing and photography during the day, fine dinners and guitar playing at night. Last year, however, at Paul’s suggestion, we spent an afternoon at Bodie, a ghost town. 

Bodie began as a gold mining camp in 1859, boomed from 1877 through 1880. Mining operations continued until 1942. Bodie was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and became the Bodie State Historic Park in 1962. It doesn’t cost much to enter the park, but remember, your National Park Senior Pass is not accepted!

Today, the state keeps Bodie in a preserved state of “arrested decay.” Building interiors are as they were left so long ago. The grounds are littered with the remains of every day life.

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To learn more about Bodie visit https://www.bodie.com

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