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The ghost town of Bodie, CA by starlight

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An antique pickup truck sitting in front of a wooden shed. Though a few clouds are overhead the stars are shining brightly.

Bodie, CA: America's Greatest Ghost Town | Abandoned America

Bodie, California isn't just one of the largest ghost towns in America - it's also one of the best preserved.
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are you a Ghost Town Living fan?

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Living in an abandoned ghost town, trying to bring it back to life. Cerro Gordo was established in 1865 and went on the be the most prosperous silver mine in California's history. At it's peak, over 4,500 miners called Cerro Gordo home.
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Doing great, going strength to strength with a lot of help from many supporters. Well over 1M subscribers for his channel. You can now officially drive up and visit although the road has been washed out twice this winter so AWD/4WD advised.
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Olav
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we've been there three times, and every time find something new.
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@olavf only twice for me but I want to go back. Maybe it'll be the opposite for me: the first time I went my back was horrible and I could barely walk. One of the worst times it happened. But I knew I might never get another chance to see or photograph it so I suffered through it anyway. I'm glad I did but boy was it agony even though I was loving the place itself.
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@JasonOmara nah, I got a bunged up foot and even hopped up on ibuprofen I have to watch my step. So it's like hobble around one day and find something to do the next.

Last time we got super lucky and not only was Tioga Pass actually open but there wasnt anyone in Yosemite Valley. Crazy.

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that IS lucky. Both times I had bad luck around the trip (though the place was spectacular) but I could totally see where the terrain there would be challenging in that case
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sorry to hear that :/ It's remote enough that small things can become big things. But I'm glad the main attraction worked out

I don't know if you've ever done a (dis)organized photo walk but even a small group the pace is forgiving

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@olavf thanks! And I did a photo workshop here and was hoping to go back
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idk what happened to the other half of my comment but a cane is more friendly than other options. And I'd be offended if they changed anything
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I'll never forget going into Bodie via the back road with my dad, age 13.

His truck had pull out drink holders above the passengers side. A barely there affair, no real bottom except a plastic strip. I had a half finished soda in a paper cup.

We went over a big bump and the cup bottom fell out and I had soda dump on my lap, soaking me.

My trip to Bodie was damp and sticky.

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@sewblue oh no, that sucks! I can vouch for the bumpiness. I was having back issues the first visit so I felt every single stone in that road on the way in
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Bodie rocks! I've been there twice. Thanks for the old memory.
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@RockyM same and I enjoy going back to the photos to reminisce so I'm happy to have someone to share them with 😊
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The moment I saw that pic, all the photos I have (the general store, school house, child's coffin) all came back to me. Thanks again!
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I visited Bodie one summer with my family. What an amazing place to experience. I hope to go back someday!

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Now that I've gotten into photography as a hobby, I want to go back and try my hand at photographing it.
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oh, it's a great place for it. Hard to go wrong with that as your subject
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@PadreWil aww, I feel you there but hopefully we're both wrong about the last two at least
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If a few friends as in my case start showing you pictures of their detour to Bodie, even as an N=1 sample, my guess is this so called ghost town could in fact become pretty overcrowded.
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That backlight behind the truck. Lovely.
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@JulieB thank you! Figuring out lighting is tough. Leaves me even more things to be self-critical about after I can't change things
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looks like a scene straight out of the Fallout games.
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hey if there’s a couple of desk fans and a roll of duct tape that’s enough for me.
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oh so you have been out West. I was trying to look on your website to see if you'd been out here, but I didn't see how to filter by geographic region.

I dunno if you ever photograph with other people, but if you're ever out in SoCal again, I'd love to go shoot.

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@paperdigits thanks! I stopped meeting people I don't know after a few bad experiences and my website is definitely east coast heavy but I do hope to travel more in the future
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fair enough, internet people are weird af, sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way.

Just found your stuff recently. I've been enjoying it/jealous at the quantity. Keep up the good work!

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The lighting coupled the old truck, shack, and stars is beautiful. Probably one of the best photos of yours.
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@visitorlizard thank you!
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@LaPenguin thanks 😊
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@Onidotmoe ha! You should have seen it in person. Very nearly pitch black in spots you didn't have a light on
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@Ritcho thank you! It was a former gold mining town
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