Josh (HB4x4) those images of Bodie are amazing. I am loving the HDR shots. I was standing right next to you and can't figure out how you got those two shots of the Stamp Mill without anyone in them! Sweet shots man. Also really like the street sign and the view through the old car of the buildings. It was a pleasure meeting you and Lisa this weekend.
I can't help but think about my grandparents as I see the photos of these buildings, especially inside them... My grandfather was born in 1889. It sure looks like life was really hard in those days, no matter where you lived. Living that high up or far north seemed to make the winters even worse. I have to respect them for having lived through it.
They certainly did live a hard life.
Slightly off topic, but for anyone interested in the late 19th century life of miners in the American west, I highly recommend Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner. It is a work of fiction, but I think fairly accurately reflects the life of a mining engineer and his family from that era. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1972.
I have posted a few photos discount gucci (88 of them) on my photosite: http://nwoods.smugmug.com/Family/Travel/ExPo-Bodie/
Here are a few I particularly liked.
Bodie, CA
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