After finally leaving Yosemite Friday morning, we made a quick stop at Bodie, a ghost town at 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevadas. Bodies heyday had been in the 1880's. Its reputation was infamous around the country. In 1932 a fire wiped out 90% of the town - the rest sits as it did then, from tin can siding to torn wall paper. A fun state park and a fascinating view into the gold rush.
one of the most successful mines in the 1800's
exploring town
the prison at Bodie was well used
Mommy and her boys
Camp Richardson
On paper the drive to Tahoe was just over 120 miles. In reality thanks to road construction in Yosemite, a stop at Tenaya Lake, a detour through Bodie, we ended up arriving after 8:30 that night as it was getting dark (this was not early July any more). So we hastily made camp and made our way to Sonney's Barbecue - one of our tastiest and more memorable dinners of the trip.
Camp Richardson was originally built in the early 1900's and has been welcoming visitors ever since. They are on the south end of Lake Tahoe, just east of Emerald Bay, with cabins, a hotel, and RV park and a campground. The beach is beautiful, the live music from the outdoor bar was fun, and this Saturday was all vacation. Dinner was at the Beacon on the lake with a perfect sunset. Sunday morning we were off to Crater Lake for our final National Park.
playing on the lake
recreating the gold rush
Jacob learning the digital SLR
Sam's turn with the camera
Mommy and her boys
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