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Bodie

The author leads a search for hidden treasure in the amazingly complete documentary history of a California ghost town.

The road to Bodie, California turns to gravel as it meanders upward from U.S. 395 on a 13-mile climb through sagebrush to an elevation of almost 8500 feet. I paused at the crest of a hill where a small sign marked the entrance to Bodie State Historic Park.

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