We made our way from California to Hondo TX to be there in the path of totality for the annular eclipse on October 14th. We were there…but because of cloudy skies and a camera malfunction, we didn’t get any photos of the eclipse. But we did see it when clouds passed by and the sky cleared a few times.
Oh well! It was still exciting, and we enjoyed being at an Escapees Co-op park where everyone was friendly. They held an after-eclipse party that we attended.
We were heading from Klamath Falls to AZ along Hwy 395 which is on the east side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. We stopped for a while in Bridgeport, CA which is close to the Bodie Ghost Town and also Mono Lake.
We visited both places back in 2013 but we wanted to visit again. Mono Lake looked different because there had been a lot of snow pack and rain this past winter. The lake was larger than before and a lot of the formations called Tufas were underwater. Back in 2013 we walked around and between lots of them but couldn’t do that this time without swimming!
Bodie, however, looks the same! It’s in a state of “arrested decay” meaning they maintain the buildings but don’t improve anything. It was pleasant to walk around and see the different buildings, homes, stores, a schoolhouse etc. We did not take a tour of the mine. We were able to take Chloe and she was very well behaved and enjoyed it too. Here are some pics: