On a recent photo trip to Bodie State Historic Park, James took pictures along Highway 395. Stops included Owens Valley, Virginia Lakes, Mono Lake, the mountains above Bridgeport. Bodie is the largest ghost town in America with over 100 buildings that are in an ‘arrested decay.’ During the gold rush of 1879, it was once the second largest city in California behind San Francisco. James had special access to video and photograph the interior of many buildings as well! Check out the photos…
Sunset over the Owens Valley.
Mono Lake from the North
Mono Lake from the North
Inyo Mountains above Bridgeport, California.
Inyo Mountains above Bridgeport, California.
Bodie is a ghost town that resulted from the California Gold Rush.
The Standard Mine and Mill which yielded so much money, it caused the 1878 rush to Bodie.
The view north along Main Street including (L to R) the Dechambeau Hotel & Post Office, I.O.O.F. Hall, Miners Union Hall, and the Morgue which still has caskets inside.
The Campana House, Bodie
House of Lottie Johl, who begain her career as a 'lady of the night.'
Pearson Springs which may be the original site of the cabin of W.S. Bodey, one of the three prospectors who originally found gold here in 1859.
