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TOUR INFORMATION |
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Sky high gas prices along with
sluggish economic conditions have severely impacted our tour
business for over a year.
We have reluctantly decided to
suspend our tour operations for the time being.
Our sincere thanks and appreciation to
all who continue to support us. |
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LOGO T Shirts Available
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Explore Historic California with our logo depicting the
California backcountry and its rich history both true and
farce. |
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We now offer
shirts, sweats, jerseys and cups with our logo. |
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Click the shirt for details! |
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Friends
of Last Chance Canyon is a new organization interested in
sustaining and protecting areas within the El Paso
Mountains, near Ridgecrest, California. The main focus is
preserving and protecting historic sites like Burro
Schmidt's tunnel and the Walt Bickel Camp.
Please click
on either logo to visit the FLCC site. |
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We
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Bodie Foundation
"Protecting Bodie's Future by Preserving Its Past |
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Click on Room 8's
photo or phone
951-361-2205
for more information. |
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Mules can
taste the difference--so can you |
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The Panamint Breeze is a newsletter for people who
love the rough and rugged deserts and mountains of
California and beyond.
Published by Ruth and Emmett Harder, it is for people who
are interested in the history of mining in the western
states; and the people who had the fortitude to withstand
the harsh elements.
It contains stories of the past and the present; stories of
mining towns and the colorful residents who lived in them;
and of present day adventurers.
Subscriptions are $20 per year (published quarterly –
March, June, September & December) Subscriptions outside the
USA are $25 per year. All previous issues are available.
Gift certificates are available also.
To subscribe mail check (made payable to Real Adventure
Publishing) along with name, address, phone number & e-mail
address to: Real Adventure Publishing, 18201 Muriel Avenue,
San Bernardino, CA 92407.
For more information about the
Panamint Breeze e-mail Ruth at: echco@msn.com |
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It's always FIRE
SEASON! Click the NIFC logo above to see what's burning. |
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SAVE A TREE---GET A
DIRTBAG!
Click on the bag to find
out how. |
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Visit Michael
Piatt's site,
www.bodiehistory.com, for the truth behind some of
Bodie's myths. |
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Terri
Geissinger is a Bodie area Historian, Guide and Chautauquan.
A long time resident who lives in Bodie and Smith Valley,
she is dedicated to preserving stories of the pioneer
families, miners, ranchers and teamsters. Click the photo
for information on her tours with the Bodie Foundation. |
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Credo Quia Absurdum |
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Back to the past in
California City--Wimpy's!
8209
California City Blvd.,
California City, 93505 |
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Hey
Brother,
Can 'Ya
Spare a
Job? |
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The nation's economic
downturn has severely affected the newspaper industry. My
job of nearly 30 years was eliminated several months ago.
I'm actively looking
for full or part time job opportunities within my diverse
skill set.
If you have, or know of
any openings, please contact me through this
CONTACT
link. |
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Explore Historic California! |
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Not too many years ago, the family station wagon was the
magic carpet to adventure. Today, that family station wagon is likely to
be a four wheel drive sport utility vehicle or pick up truck. SUV's and
other 4x4's are one of the best selling classes of vehicles. Ironically,
industry statistics show that once purchased, few owners will dare to
drive their vehicles off the paved highway.
Click your mouse through
the
website and enjoy our armchair adventures and the histories behind them.
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Bodie Celebrates
Friends of Bodie Day, 2010
by Roger Vargo |
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Bodie's annual
heritage celebration, Friends of Bodie Day, attracted a diverse
assortment of costumed and contemporarily dressed visitors on August
14. Buildings not usually open the the public, including the jail,
IOOF Hall and Methodist Church were open for inspection throught the
day. The Members' Evening Tradition (for Bodie Foundation members)
began with Albert's BBQ in and behind the Red Barn. After the park
closed to regular visitors, Foundation members could visit the
Wheaton Hollis Hotel, Sam Leon's Saloon, Lottie Johl's home, the
Quinville home and the McMillian home. These historic buildings,
also usually closed to the public, featured historic talks by Bodie
staff and volunteers.
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Bob
Tanner's "Bodie Stage" (above) and Ted Holloway and his
team (below) drive through Bodie's unpaved streets |
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Bodie was
full of visitors and participants in period costumes who
added contrast and color to the day's events. |
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Dave James
hitches a ride of Bodie's 1927 Dodge Graham truck. |
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Ashley
Dunbar, as a woman of easy virtue, attracts the
attention of both visitors (left) outside the McMillian
Home and John Buie inside the Wheaton Hollis Hotel. |
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Remembering
Laird Johnson |
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Laird
Johnson, 2009 |
Preparations for Bodie's annual
Friends of Bodie Day took on a somber note after the sudden death of
seasonal park aide Richard Laird Johnson, 61, on August 12. Laird,
as he liked to be called, died from hantavirus infection, according
to the Mono County Health Department.
Laird was completing his fifth season
at Bodie and worked primarily in the museum.
Dr. Rick Johnson, Mono County Public
Health Officer wrote in a statement, "(hantavirus) cannot be
transmitted from one person to another or from farm animals, dogs,
cats, or rodents purchased at a pet store. Rodents, particularly
deer mice, carry the virus, which is typically spread to humans when
infectious material from rodents is inhaled." Dr. Johnson is not
related to Laird Johnson.
Hantavirus was first recognized in the
United States in 1993, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. There have been 534 confirmed cases of hantavirus in
31 states and 36 percent of the cases were fatal, according to
Johnson. California has had more than 40 cases, many of which had
exposure in the Eastern Sierra counties. This is the third case in
the Eastern Sierra this summer, according to Johnson. Both other
cases survived.
Laird will be remembered for his
quirky sense of humor. He regularly placed pink flamingos in the
wild grass in front the recreational vehicle he called home while at
Bodie. Bodie Park staff and volunteers have began wearing pink
flamingo pins in his memory. The bicycle he rode to and from the
museum, with pink flamingos in the basket, is now parked beside the
boardwalk on Main Street in front of the museum.
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Geissinger, Bodie Foundation business manager, explains
the significance of Laird's bicycle at Friends of Bodie
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In lieu of flowers, donations be made
to the Bodie Foundation, P.O. Box 278, Bridgeport, CA 93517 (www.BodieFoundation.org).
Laird's flamingos will be well
cared for.
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Cerro Gordo Update
CERRO GORDO IS
OPEN AGAIN TO VISITORS!
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Cerro Gordo's American Hotel (center) and nearby
buildings are surrounded by a blanket of snow. |
The ghost town of Cerro Gordo is again open to
day visitors!
Cerro Gordo is again welcoming day visitors, road and weather
conditions permitting. The town is open during daylight hours.
A full time caretaker is living at the site and visitors must check
in before venturing in the ghost town.
No supplies or accommodations are available at Cerro Gordo and
visitors should bring plenty of drinking water and haul out their
own trash. The dirt road from Keeler to Cerro Gordo is a steep,
eight mile ascent. Four wheel drive is not usually required, but
adequate ground clearance is.
Stay tuned to this
website or our
Facebook
page for updates on Cerro Gordo's status.
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