I came across 3 ghost towns today. I also got way too close to a brown bear for a pic (which wasn’t a bright thing to do). All in all the trip has been enjoyable even if the hotel that I made a reservation at “lost” it and I’m subsequently staying in a motel that reminds me of several psycho-killer movies.

So, here are some of the pics:

This is what was left of an original building in Copperopolis, CA and is just off of Obyrnes Ferry Rd.

Next is the town, Camp Chinese, CA. After looking around on the internet, I found out that this city is the location of the first Tong War on American soil. The Tongs seem to be the Chinese mafia (like the Japanese Yakuza). Here is Main Street in Camp Chinese:

Here is the picture of the bear:

And a few pics of nature:

The following is – without a doubt – the best ghost town I’ve ever seen…

Here is the church:

Here is the inside of some of the houses:

Inside of the bar:

Inside the school:

Here’s a few shots of the town (Bodie) itself:

The last family to live in the town seems to have abandoned the place in the early 70s. Also, from what I could find, it is said that the last inhabitants had a habit of staging little vignettes in the abandoned homes so that they wouldn’t feel so alone. The high altitude ghost town is remarkably preserved and the eccentricity of last inhabitants makes it seem as if the town was in the middle of life as usual and was suddenly ruptured away leaving a Twilight Zone-like town suspended in time.