Went to a gold mining ghost town - PICT HEAVY

[Tartness909410 3]

Great photos and what an interesting place to visit

 

[Light Fandango]

This place is called Bodie State Park. It is a gold mining town named Bodie, after one of the prospectors who initially struck gold here. I went there with my neices and their husbands. They have a home in Bridgeport not far from Bodie so we stayed there for a few days.

1.) Blowin' in the wind

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2.) Main street retail circa 1880

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3.) Jailhouse

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4.) This is what's left of the old bank building

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5.) Pit stop at 'ye olde gas station

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6.) Some buildings in the back forty

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7.) This is the stamp mill, where they crushed the ore, and it's associated gold extraction buildings

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8.) This is the Cain house, where the supervisor of the stamp mill lived

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9.) A residence with the stamp mill in the background

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10.) Just couldn't pass up a pano of this beautiful valley

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11.) Sawtooth ridge

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12.) My first attempt at a Milkyway galaxy shot

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13.) Our crew...I am in the middle, the dog is named Abbie.

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Beautiful renderings of the town; your ranges of midtones give the pictures great richness.
C.

 

[denum127 153]

Beautiful renderings of the town; your ranges of midtones give the pictures great richness.
C.

Thank you! I appreciate your insight.

 

[denum127 153]

Great photos and what an interesting place to visit

Thank you! Sorry for the late reply as I just saw your post.

 

[gnagel]

Very nice set…you’ve captured it well. I visited Bodie a few years back. It is probably the best of the western ghost towns to visit.

Glenn

 

[denum127 153]

Very nice set…you’ve captured it well. I visited Bodie a few years back. It is probably the best of the western ghost towns to visit.

Glenn

Thank you. It is such a treat to go to places like this. So glad the state decided to preserve it by making it a state park.

 

[KJ_North]

Some great shots there

 

[AlanKlein92 8]

Great shot, interesting place. I like the sign beneath the window in the second shot. Old Gold Cigarettes, perfect for a gold mining town.

 

[denum127 153]

Great shot, interesting place. I like the sign beneath the window in the second shot. Old Gold Cigarettes, perfect for a gold mining town.

Agreed. Apparently there were many restaurants/bars there in the boomtime years, but they all burned down in the big fire that destroyed most of the town.

 

[nokk]

wow, you captured some stand out individual photos, but they really shine as a group. you get a real sense of the place through your photos.

 

[denum127 153]

wow, you captured some stand out individual photos, but they really shine as a group. you get a real sense of the place through your photos.

Thank you. Appreciate your sentiments.