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♫ This town, is coming like a ghost town♬
Lead in line from The Specials.
I know I'm British and live a long way from here, but there is no doubt that one of my most favourite places on the planet is Bodie Ghost Town, high up in the Sierra Nevadas, California.
It lies in a state of arrested decay, in a way that is beyond words. The total abandonment of the place is beyond explanation.
On my trip here last year I spent days and nights, sleeping rough trying to imagine what it was like for the early pioneers.
How tough life must have been, and how easy death was to find so many and so young.
If you have never experienced it, try, you must.
You won't find rest stations or Starbucks, no flushing loos, but an experience beyond words.
35 Responses
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On 30 May 2008 jan cain gave props:
awesome. damn ur good.
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On 30 May 2008 Farras Abdelnour gave props:
Crisp and great, intense mood!
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On 30 May 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:
wonderful shot Gary! Got my vote!
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On 30 May 2008 catharine amato gave props:
great shot! got my vote
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On 30 May 2008 adniloj gave props:
the mood set by your tones, pov & compo are amazing Gary, was just @ Carsta's Chevy pic then this and find myself lost in thought with your narrative, still today not all of us have access to highspeed/broadband & many of the other bells & whistles many take advantage of daily. And many of those same people don't want a Starbucks or Foot Locker on every corner. Still they are wealthy with something many will never know today. Your pic & words make me contemplate what have here. We are blessed. Also deep in thought about pioneers and what have we lost since that time/what have we gained?! Hmmm, I'm falling to the Laura Ingall's Wilder side of things at the moment? (Oh and yes, the loo does flushes now!) ;-)
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On 30 May 2008 adniloj said:
hey, I'm not so lost that I forgot to vote on your cool hang-out!
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On 30 May 2008 Diane Peterson said:
Gary..those comments you made sound just like what my husband says about living where we do..always wondering what it must have been like when.............prolly the reason we have shots from the same location..
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On 30 May 2008 Simon Le gave props:
Amazing shot Gary! Great composition, contrast, lighting & b&w tone. My vote for sure!!!!
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On 30 May 2008 Anne Mcginn gave props:
THis is just fabulous, laddie. Fabulous. Keep it up. You inspire me.
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On 30 May 2008 Polly Cole said:
great.
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On 30 May 2008 Amy Welborn gave props:
beautiful...you even found the right words
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On 30 May 2008 Frederic Frognier gave props:
Simply love the perspective and this B&W rocks!!!
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On 31 May 2008 John Linton gave props:
Great shot of our lust for gold. And thanks again for the info on the lens. Oh...And Yeah! It rocks!
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On 31 May 2008 Laura Boston-thek gave props:
Otherworldly! Wonderful contrast in this! Seriously cool image.
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On 31 May 2008 ! *Slimeface said:
Great look and feel!
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On 31 May 2008 Pilar Coll i Gatells said:
Bona! my vote
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On 31 May 2008 Eric Sayah gave props:
Superb!! It rocks!
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On 31 May 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
Excellent - my vote.
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On 1 June 2008 Stijn desmedt said:
i like it fits the theme great
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On 2 June 2008 Christie [im]Patient said:
bodie? i like the angle up and the gradience of the sky.
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On 2 June 2008 *hector* Ortiz gave props:
you got it...
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On 3 June 2008 Diana Lemieux said:
i've been there..its magical
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On 4 June 2008 Yasmina Baggili gave props:
Amazin capture! Looks like a beautiful place with a strange and also beautiful atmosphere. You make me wanno go there...Thanks for the explanation also
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On 4 June 2008 fox said:
it rocks!
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On 4 June 2008 Nick Tinsley gave props:
beutiful!!
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On 4 June 2008 Joseph Rotindo said:
another find on planet Gary...
curving, melodic, and morose...and brilliant!
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On 6 June 2008 Sock Monkey gave props:
whoa, wow...kinda a scary hangout, but the composition is so great you got my vote anyway, how 'bout that!
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On 6 June 2008 Maria Gonzalez gave props:
What a great capture!! Love It! great tones!!
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On 6 June 2008 Chicago Love gave props:
You know this is a ghost town, because I thought I was here once. Actually, I was and I did and now my comment is gone. Well, the space here gives that ole building a grand feeling. It's a great perspective.
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On 6 June 2008 Kathy gave props:
Beautiful!
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On 9 June 2008 Kristen Bryant gave props:
i would love to visit there! beautiful image!
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On 16 June 2008 Eric Abernethy said:
This photo compared to the "Loneliness photo, gives me a sense of loneliness. Good Shot Gary.
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On 26 July 2008 SJK said:
A great image
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On 19 September 2008 Michael Van Der Tol gave props:
Great shot - I must go there.
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On 1 November 2008 Jomar Rodriguez gave props:
Nice!
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