RVNomads2too: Ghosts in Bodie, CA and the Second Deepest Lake in the USA

Our next stop as we continued meandering north on spectacular, scenic Hwy 395, was Coleville, CA, chosen for it's closeness to the ghost town of Bodie, CA, making it an easy day trip for us. A visit to Bodie, CA is a return to a bygone time in history, and an easy detour off Hwy 395 via CA270. Bodie.com Founded in 1876, and reporting a population of 10,000 in 1879, Bodie is boasted as California's biggest, baddest and best preserved genuine wild west ghost town, at an elevation of 8379'. Off the beaten path but well worth the last 3 miles on a bumpy, dusty dirt road, with slight possible views of Mono Lake, your first encounter is the cemetery on your way into town. Visitors can walk the deserted streets of a once thriving and bustling gold-mining town, and observe the approximate 110 structures still standing and preserved in a state of arrested decay. The interiors are said and appear to remain as they were left. You name it, and Bodie probably had it. Churches, Banks, School, Saloons, Red-Light District, Chinatown, Opium Dens, Hotel, Blacksmith, Mill, General Store, to name just a few. A town of extremes in many aspects, including extreme weather in Winter and in Summer. Close your eyes, hear and feel the rustling wind and imagine the difficult, energetic, vigorous activity and lifestyle of past days.

California designated Bodie a State historic Park in 1962, and receives approximately 200,000 visitors yearly.
Continuing northward, we decided to spend a couple days in Reno, NV, the state we initially started from in mid April, due to possible inclement weather forecast and for another day trip to the second deepest lake in the USA, none other than the most stunning, pristine Lake Tahoe, all 22 miles long and 12 miles wide and 72 miles of shoreline, prided as one of "America's Most Beautiful Drives". We were certainly impressed.
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