Visit Bodie

Above, the ghost town of Bodie. Mono County Tourism photo.

While heading home from a clampout in 1993, we stopped at the ghost town of Bodie, California.

It was my first time visiting it, but I had heard much about it over the years.

RV Travel has posted an article on Bodie, calling it "America's Best Ghost Town."

They start with:

If you planned to visit only one ghost town in your life, Bodie would be the one I would recommend. If you are a ghost town enthusiast, Bodie will no doubt be a highlight of your explorations. In the video below, Joel Greene of Our California takes us along on a tour of this fascinating but off-the-beaten-path Eastern California destination.

Bodie State Historic Park, near Bridgeport, CA (about an hour north of Mammoth), was once one of the wildest towns in the West.

Once you leave the highway, prepare for the last 13 miles of the trip to Bodie to be a winding dirt road. While the park is open year-round, they do not plow the roads in winter (but people do ski in, if you’re feeling ambitious).

To read more and see the video, go here.  

Gallup Coffee Shop Ceiling

Today (for the most part) was spent in Gallup taking care of business after dropping off a friend at his physical therapist.

While in Gallup, I got a new watch battery, a claw hammer, grocery shopped and other things. I took a break at the Gallup Coffee Company, which is a Starbucks type of coffee shop.

I have been there before, but today I took notice of the shop's ceiling. It was something I've seen in ghost towns, Columbia (California), Calico Ghost Town and in other historic old towns that have been restored.

I made mention of the ceiling and the server said it is an original ceiling of the store.

Here's a photo of the ceiling:

Above, inside the Gallup Coffee Company. Photo by Armand Vaquer.