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Bodie Ghost Town, CA

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Bodie Ghost Town is Not as Cool as I Thought (But still cool) I've been itching to go to Bodie since we moved to Carson City. I drive be the road that leads there a few times a year, and it is so tempting. Just 12 miles down that road is a awesome ghost town, how long can it take to get there? How about forever! Road is a very optimistic term. I was in a Suburban and I took about 45 minutes on that road. My greatest joy of the day was dusting the Prius's that were crawling along at 0.5 miles per hour trying to manage with 4 inches of clearance.  I should explain that my main reason for not enjoying the park more is that it was filled with......People. It's hard to get into the mood of a ghost town when there is a thousand other people also trying to get into the groove. The decision to go at the last minute on a Saturday during the middle of July... not well thought out. Every time I was looking to take a photo, a tourist would photobomb me.  I will go back after