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 Jeepdavetj
Location: Campobello SC
Gender: Male
Awww shit, put it in 4 wheel low.
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< on 3/28/2008 1:10 PM >
|  | | | Hey all I am from south carolina. I will be making a trip out to tahoe and sanfran in a couple of weeks. I was just wondering if anyone knew the status of Bodie.
Basically I have seen the pics but was wondering if it is really worth the trip. It seems almost to touristy to be any real fun. Anyone been and can you get into the buildings or is it just alot of thru the window shots you'll have to take. Thanks in advance. I have searched and havn't seen anything latley on the town.
Have fun out there.
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shellyl
     
Location: Lenoir NC
Gender: Female
I have learned not sweat the petty things and not to pet the sweaty things.
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 1 on 3/28/2008 2:42 PM >
|  | | | I know someone who was there 2 years ago. They did say that it was touristy but enjoyed it. They were asking the guide about certain places they had seen pics of on the web but could not get to. He said that they do allow people scheduled access outside normal hours. Guess you could always call ahead and ask.
A mirage is not an optical illusion. It is a real phenomenon, and one can take photographs of it. The interpretation of the image, however, is up to the fantasy of the human mind.
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Jeepdavetj
Location: Campobello SC
Gender: Male
Awww shit, put it in 4 wheel low.
| | | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 2 on 3/28/2008 3:10 PM >
| | | | Thanks. I will go by more than likley since its on the way to my next destination. I will try to post up some pics of it when I get back home. Anything else in the sanfran tahoe and santa cruz area. thats a must see.
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IDChris
Location: Southern Idaho Wasteland
Gender: Male
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 3 on 3/28/2008 3:41 PM >
| | | | It's touristy, but it still has that ghost town feel. There's a museum/store open in one of the buildings and a few caretaker houses, but the rest of the town is a true ghost. It's currently being preserved in "arrested decay"-meaning they are not restoring anything, but instead preventing further deterioration.
You can walk partially into a few of the buildings and look in the windows of all the buildings. The whole town is a self-guided tour.
If you're out that way, it's worth the trip. Plan on spending a good full day in Bodie and pack a good lunch. There are no restaurants there.
The big stamping mill has a guided tour.
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kowalski
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 4 on 3/28/2008 4:13 PM >
| | | | Posted by Jeepdavetj
I was just wondering if anyone knew the status of Bodie.
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I hate to tell you this, but he was killed by O-Dog in the last episode of season four. Sorry.
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LittleGreenMen
Location: Southern California
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 5 on 4/3/2008 12:08 AM >
| | | | Going to Bodie at the end of April. Looks pretty interesting.
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ilduce
 
Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia
| | | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 6 on 4/7/2008 10:36 PM >
| | | | As of last week, the roadie to Bodie (god I've been waiting to use that) was socked in with snow. I couldn't get very far in my rental Ford Escape.
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Jeepdavetj
Location: Campobello SC
Gender: Male
Awww shit, put it in 4 wheel low.
| | | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 7 on 4/8/2008 2:04 PM >
| | | | Thanks for the heads up. Still gonna make a run at it. Ford Taurus balls to the wall. Its why i get the extra insurance. This should be fun.
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IDChris
Location: Southern Idaho Wasteland
Gender: Male
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 8 on 4/9/2008 10:05 PM >
| | | | Posted by Jeepdavetj
Thanks for the heads up. Still gonna make a run at it. Ford Taurus balls to the wall. Its why i get the extra insurance. This should be fun.
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Last time I visited Bodie in 2003, the road was dry, but washboard for about 10 miles. It's a 20 mile dirt road with a teaser strip of asphalt for a few miles. Your Taurus should make it, unless the snow is still there. They don't plow it in winter, so snowmobiles are a popular way for winter access. Once you get there, it will be worth it. I recommend going after the snow melts because many of the artifacts are just laying on the ground and get covered by the snow so you can't enjoy them or they become a walking hazard.
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Jeepdavetj
Location: Campobello SC
Gender: Male
Awww shit, put it in 4 wheel low.
| | | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 9 on 4/10/2008 2:19 PM >
| | | | Thanks again I appreciate all the advice guys. I'll be flying out in the morning and hope to work my way to Bodie by Tue. or Wed. Thanks for the support.
I don't blame people for thier mistakes, but I do expect they pay for them. |
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Jeepdavetj
Location: Campobello SC
Gender: Male
Awww shit, put it in 4 wheel low.
| | | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 10 on 4/24/2008 3:08 PM >
| | | | Sadly couldn't make it to Bodie because of road/travel buddy conditions. Did see some nice abandonments all thru cali tho. San fran seems to be full of wierd abandonments. Happy hunting.
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RailGuy88
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Location: Where you're not...
Gender: Male
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 11 on 4/24/2008 6:48 PM >
| | | | Weird doesn't begin to describe half of SF...
Going where others can't... |
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IDChris
Location: Southern Idaho Wasteland
Gender: Male
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 12 on 4/25/2008 4:27 PM >
| | | | Posted by RailGuy88
Weird doesn't begin to describe half of SF...
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That, and Santa Cruz.
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LittleGreenMen
Location: Southern California
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 13 on 5/3/2008 3:24 PM >
| | | | Just went to Bodie last Saturday. It was pretty awesome. When we got there there was a sign saying that the road was closed due to weather conditions or whatever, but we ignored it and went anyway. Got there with no troubles. We were the only people there the entire day! (except for the 2 rangers that lived there). Spent about 5 hours there shooting photos. Got some up on my Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jchilders
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testbenchdude
Location: San Jose, CA
Gender: Male
Amateur yeast rancher
| | Going to Bodie
<Reply # 14 on 5/19/2008 7:51 PM >
| | | | I'm itching to do this. How bad is the dirt road leading to Bodie? I want to take my little sports car for this road trip (2.5 hour drive for me) but if the road is really bad then I'll take the wife's Elantra. Thx~
*edit:
I called the number on the parks and rec site, and the lady told me that it's a little rough but since tour buses can handle it, I should be OK if I take it slow. I'm not driving an exotic or anything but it is rather tightly sprung, so hence the initial question. I'm going tomorrow morning--I'm stoked! Cheers~
*edit again:
I'm leaving tomorrow around 7am-ish from San Jose. I realize it's sorta last minute, but I've got room for another person if anyone's interested and they're not too far out of the way. I've got the gas covered but if you want to chip in, that'd be cool, too. It would be cool to explore Bodie with someone who knows the good stuff to look for but it's not strictly necessary. Reply or pm me if interested. Thx~
[last edit 5/20/2008 3:36 AM by testbenchdude - edited 3 times]
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testbenchdude
Location: San Jose, CA
Gender: Male
Amateur yeast rancher
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 15 on 5/24/2008 5:58 AM >
| | | | If anyone wants to see some pics, I made a picasa album:
http://picasaweb.g...GhostTownOfBodieCA
It was well worth the trip.
Cheers~
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testbenchdude
Location: San Jose, CA
Gender: Male
Amateur yeast rancher
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 16 on 10/23/2008 3:11 AM >
| | | | Sorry to bring this thread back, but I am thinking I want to visit Bodie again and see some stuff that I missed the first time. Is Bodie accessible in early November?
Cheers~
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Aleksandar
Location: United States
Gender: Male
your darkest shadow, my oldest friend; the world's become ashes, this is the end.
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 17 on 10/23/2008 3:21 AM >
| | | | Sure is. Opens at 8am, year-round.
If you happen to get into the Standard Stamp Mill take some shots. Last time I was there it was closed off to public access.
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RailGuy88
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Location: Where you're not...
Gender: Male
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 18 on 10/23/2008 6:19 AM >
| | | | Why am I seeing this thread for the first time since the last May post?!?
Argh! I so wanted to go back in May...!
Hey testbenchdude! Where you at and when you going again? How come we haven't explored with you yet? PM me... We need more San Jose/South Bay peeps!
Going where others can't... |
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testbenchdude
Location: San Jose, CA
Gender: Male
Amateur yeast rancher
| | Re: Bodie
<Reply # 19 on 10/24/2008 6:26 AM >
| | | | Hi Railguy,
Unfortunately it looks like my early November Bodie trip will not happen due to goings on at work (which, incidentally, will mean I'll be busy almost the entire month, including the week of Thanksgiving. Meh.). I had originally planned on going while my wife is overseas since I tend to get stir-crazy when she's not here, but that's a moot point now.
However, I'd be thrilled to explore somewhere local sometime--like Drawbridge, for instance, though something more urban would be more interesting as far as UER is concerned. (I recognize ghost towning and UE are somewhat different though not mutually exclusive.) If you would like to suggest something local that a relative newbie could partake in, I'm in. Lemme know in a PM.
Cheers~
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