Rusty relics and worn wood could be the byline for the town of Bodie, California. This nineteenth century mining town of 8,000 has been left behind in a suspended state that reminds me of an old "Twilight Zone" TV show.
When the town finally closed in 1941, everyone just left this time capsule behind.
You can peer through the windows and see how the miners lived a century ago. The size of a house and the rooms in it are tiny compared to today. It had to have been a cold place to live, paper thin walls, tin roofs and single pane windows.
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| Through the looking glass of time. |
Main street has survived time and the elements pretty well. It's easy to picture this town in it's prime.
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| The Methodist church is standing still. Most of the 70 taverns are no longer there. |
I enjoyed the left behind machinery and equipment that was scattered through the town. Rusty stuff is cool.
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| Maybe Terri can upgrade the Honda for one of these. |
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| She would need a horse for this one. |
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| This is it!!! |
Life is good in Bodie.
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