tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post8064220437779143246..comments2023-10-29T03:14:42.566-07:00Comments on Mammoth Lakes Daily Photo: The Bodie Hotel....TheChieftesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-81981739023479966112012-04-19T12:06:04.410-07:002012-04-19T12:06:04.410-07:00Super photo! Hubby & I went to Bridgeport last...Super photo! Hubby & I went to Bridgeport last summer...not the best time of the year to visit -humid and full of mosquitos. I did like the old buildings though.Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-18996219138397244252012-04-17T10:06:15.876-07:002012-04-17T10:06:15.876-07:00Ridgecrest is a much more recent incarnation...I t...Ridgecrest is a much more recent incarnation...I think it sprang up around the 50's when China Lake actually was a lake and a naval base was placed there... Bridgeport has been around for a much longer time and is also the county seat of Mono County...but if you blink when driving the 395 through there you might miss it!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-2132527441135695372012-04-17T09:07:36.526-07:002012-04-17T09:07:36.526-07:00oh...I got the two confused. Google timeoh...I got the two confused. Google timePasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-3961285944551822892012-04-16T18:58:17.195-07:002012-04-16T18:58:17.195-07:00Thanks Laura!!! Glad you stopped by to visit and ...Thanks Laura!!! Glad you stopped by to visit and comment!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-4158923285884017372012-04-16T18:55:22.230-07:002012-04-16T18:55:22.230-07:00What a great shot of the old hotel! Love the B &am...What a great shot of the old hotel! Love the B & W too, LauraCottage and Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197992828499503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-61654875806404570762012-04-16T18:47:45.558-07:002012-04-16T18:47:45.558-07:00thank you HansHB!!!
Oh PA...I've never been t...thank you HansHB!!!<br /><br />Oh PA...I've never been to Ridgecrest...too desolate and uninteresting from what I hear...but Bridgeport is another story!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-63878263008852417862012-04-16T13:32:53.404-07:002012-04-16T13:32:53.404-07:00I've been to Ridgecrest, but under the most dr...I've been to Ridgecrest, but under the most dreary of circumstances; car troublePasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-68851207446286396162012-04-16T11:56:07.275-07:002012-04-16T11:56:07.275-07:00So good in B&W!
Have a nice evening!So good in B&W!<br />Have a nice evening!HansHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11599072820872836277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-78184868313784194332012-04-16T10:36:14.295-07:002012-04-16T10:36:14.295-07:00And even the truck has seen a decade or two!!!And even the truck has seen a decade or two!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-62183938502386817222012-04-16T09:06:49.259-07:002012-04-16T09:06:49.259-07:00This is another one of your shots that could be fr...This is another one of your shots that could be from almost any decade (except for the truck, of course.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-1875211203516537102012-04-15T17:40:21.436-07:002012-04-15T17:40:21.436-07:00Thanks Woody!!! Bridgeport is a cool old town!!!
...Thanks Woody!!! Bridgeport is a cool old town!!!<br /><br />Ahhh Virginia!!! California does have some charming old towns...not quite Paris...but definitely charming!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-1276164627264316452012-04-15T17:30:22.096-07:002012-04-15T17:30:22.096-07:00Can we all say together now, "CHARMING"!...Can we all say together now, "CHARMING"! And about that snow you just had. That's just not right!<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-16806171527120895762012-04-15T16:53:29.752-07:002012-04-15T16:53:29.752-07:00That's a pretty neat building. The sign reall...That's a pretty neat building. The sign really sets the mood, great for monochrome.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926668778703125631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-76244885119937966462012-04-15T16:17:04.304-07:002012-04-15T16:17:04.304-07:00If not a horse, at least a vintage truck!!! Thank...If not a horse, at least a vintage truck!!! Thanks for visiting NatureFootstep!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-51392072420931161882012-04-15T14:25:44.536-07:002012-04-15T14:25:44.536-07:00I almost expected a horse instead of the car. :)I almost expected a horse instead of the car. :)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-73403612398256525992012-04-15T13:25:35.230-07:002012-04-15T13:25:35.230-07:00Yeah...don't think I'd be drawn to the dea...Yeah...don't think I'd be drawn to the dead town hotel either Trish!!! But the Bodie Hotel does look like a charming spot!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-11927478343199080442012-04-15T13:10:15.487-07:002012-04-15T13:10:15.487-07:00A lot of old motels and businesses used to name th...A lot of old motels and businesses used to name themselves to whatever close attraction. They hoped to attract any potential travelers by using the well known name. Bridgeport Hotel wouldn't always draw people. But Bodie! People KNOW Bodie!<br /><br />Then again, dead town Hotel...humnnn. Reminds me of some translations I've seen that miss the mark but oooh, justthatmuch! Ala trying to sell the Chevy "No-va" in Mexico.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388261083998643091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-79656117924172929552012-04-15T12:26:17.685-07:002012-04-15T12:26:17.685-07:00I'm curious about that too Petrea! Bridgeport...I'm curious about that too Petrea! Bridgeport is a destination point for the avid fisherman and also close to Yosemite, Bodie, etc...so it could be anything from rugged to quite comfortable...<br /><br />Sooo...I just checked the website and it actually looks quite charming!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-89492641961921537582012-04-15T12:18:41.744-07:002012-04-15T12:18:41.744-07:00It looks like it might be an adventure to stay the...It looks like it might be an adventure to stay there. I wonder what the reality is.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-89697329613356528052012-04-15T10:48:34.317-07:002012-04-15T10:48:34.317-07:00Thank you Dragonstar!!!Thank you Dragonstar!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652735961113162534.post-42265949589453258322012-04-15T04:14:49.548-07:002012-04-15T04:14:49.548-07:00That's rather fun! Also a fine photo.That's rather fun! Also a fine photo.Dragonstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935435587527038459noreply@blogger.com