Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Tonapah to Yosemite via Bodie State Park, CA (ghost town)


Bodie State Park,CA

Located about 1/2 hour north of the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite and Well worth the diversion!
This is an old abandoned gold mining town from 1879!Pretty Cool! Interiors of the buildings have been left as they were. The kids ( and us adults) really enjoyed wandering around the old town left as it was from 50 years ago. One ranger even spoke of seeing ghosts. We kept our eyes open but failed to spot one. Our kids participated in their Jr. Ranger program which got us all informed on the different buildings and the lay of the town which once was over 10,000.
Have water and a snack, we spent a few hours there and could have spent 1-2 hours more. There is no shade so plan accordingly.
For more information: www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509

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