Ghost towns are fun to explore. I visited Bodie in 1994 with my friend Barbara J. We had just attended the ASI convention (in Reno) and were extending our trip to see some sites. Bodie is a ghost town located in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in California, elevation 8379 feet.
Barbara and I
The schoolhouse
Bodie became a boom town in 1876 after gold was discovered. It was first described as a ghost town in 1915. It wasn't just the depletion of the gold mines that caused people to leave, but also devastating fires, the Great Depression, and prohibition. The post office closed in 1942. Bodie was almost closed in 2009/2010. It's been over 30 years since I visited. I wonder what shape the town is in now.
Residence
The church
Bodie, founded in 1859
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