Back to Bodie~Sunday Stills Challenge "Technology" 121309

Bodie, CA is such an interesting place to visit for several reasons. First, it sits high up on a plateau, open and vacant. Second, it is a photographer's dream! Finally, yes, it captures the technology of its time. Of the buildings in Bodie that remain, they showcase only 5% of the city. The other 95% burned down in a fire started by a young child! Incredible, isn't it? In its day, the mines at Bodie were producing silver and it was a thriving place! It was a dangerous place, too, with murders happening almost every day. There is a museum there you can visit to buy books and core samples, but you'll learn a lot about the town by just wandering around. Some of the better-preserved homes are now homes for the park employees and the others have been left as they were, so they have preserved life in the late 1800's in the west. It was interesting to see all their technology.