I've visited Bodie a few times, my family always liked abandoned mining towns and their histories. And it's not too far from Mono Lake, and the East entrance to Yosemite National Park's high country. This is a neat tale to add to my information about the area. Vampires indeed! Thanks, Charles, for your stories.
You need to visit Bodie State Historical Park. Fascinating place. I’ve been there once. The road out there is unpaved, but doable in a passenger car. (Confession, we own a body on frame real SUV with 4WD and compound low 4WD. We fear no road, except two.) Bodie looks like the folks just got up out of bed, left for work, and never came home. Dishes still on the table. Amazing place. Spend a good part of a day there and stay overnight in Bridgeport, CA (underpopulated county seat of underpopulated Mono County). Then get up early the next morning for some fine Eastern Sierra trout fishing. Make a multi week trip out of it and drive the entire (historical) length of U.S. 395 from a few miles north of the Mexican border all the way to Canada. Unfortunately, Big Oil will thank you.
I've visited Bodie a few times, my family always liked abandoned mining towns and their histories. And it's not too far from Mono Lake, and the East entrance to Yosemite National Park's high country. This is a neat tale to add to my information about the area. Vampires indeed! Thanks, Charles, for your stories.
I missed this comment, and I wish I hadn't. I've never been to Bodie. I'm jealous!
You need to visit Bodie State Historical Park. Fascinating place. I’ve been there once. The road out there is unpaved, but doable in a passenger car. (Confession, we own a body on frame real SUV with 4WD and compound low 4WD. We fear no road, except two.) Bodie looks like the folks just got up out of bed, left for work, and never came home. Dishes still on the table. Amazing place. Spend a good part of a day there and stay overnight in Bridgeport, CA (underpopulated county seat of underpopulated Mono County). Then get up early the next morning for some fine Eastern Sierra trout fishing. Make a multi week trip out of it and drive the entire (historical) length of U.S. 395 from a few miles north of the Mexican border all the way to Canada. Unfortunately, Big Oil will thank you.
That sounds fantastic. I think I should! Thanks.
You'll be there someday, I just know it!
Ahh Big Mama Chen’s dumplings! I still feel deprived. I’d like to visit Bodie.
The Mouras Encatada would like you to visit, too. :-)
This is a fine example of how we use facts to create works of fiction. Tip of the hat to you, Charles.
Did I say it was fiction? Lol ;-) Thanks for reading, Ellen, and the kind words.
Now I'm going to have nightmares!
You're welcome.