#30- 2009 FOB Day Invites sent- 8/8/2009

Honoring Bodie's Sesquicennial

1859-2009

For those that follow me regularly, you know
I love CA's Official "only" Gold State Historic Park.
I just received in the USPS, yeah and not by
Pony Express, the Official Invitation to this year's
Annual FOB- The Friends of Bodie Day - August 8th.

For those able to attend, this event is always
not only a FUN Day , but full of unusual photo ops
that we are not normally exposed to in the West.
On this Special Day, in this Special Place, in this
SHP that is such a HUGE Part of our Gold Rush
history, the town comes ALIVE again for one day.

Yearly Bodie fans, young and old come to share
their love of the town, meet old residents & friends,
and party with a Parade down Main Street wearing
old time period costumes (@ 1:30PM this year),
games & contests for kids, food & music and
for Actual Members of FOB the day culminates
with a BBQ and Evening Entertainment.
At 8,400 feet these occasions are Rare like
the air, and always new memories are made.

The Daytime activities are OPEN to ALL..
The BBQ and evening entertainment for
FOB members ONLY.....as the park is closed
by then and the public has left.
If you are interested in attending Please do.
If you wish to Join FOB and attend the BBQ
Please call the Park Office and get info on
how to join and then you can be part of those
Helping to Preserve our History and join in
on the evening's fun.
The Member's BBQ starts at 5PM
Call for Info: (760) 647-6564
RSVP by August 1st so your dinner will be ready.

Post with Official 2009 FOB Poster HERE
A report of last year's event is HERE.

Hope you can come join us not only for the fun
but also for reliving our history & the photo ops.

#29- Happy Birthday America-Support Bodie

Hope you are all have a

Wonderful Independence Day somewhere...

If you can't be Celebrating with the Parade in Bridgeport

then please do it Safe and Sanely some where else.

I wish I could say that the State of California

and our State Parks System were having

as much fun.... unfortunately I think you ALL

KNOW how dire the situations IS right NOW.

All of our State Parks need your help, esp.

Bodie as it contains artifacts that can deteriorate

and take our irreplaceable History with it.

I would like to ask EVERYONE reading this

to please think about just making even a

small $15 donation to the Bodie Foundation

to Help Preserve OUR history.

If not the trees in the parks will still live,
but the artifacts in Bodie NEED

"constant care" to remain in a

"State of Arrested Decay."

These buildings and their contents

can NOT be Replaced...Once GONE

like MJ or whomever we will not

be able to have it to visit if Mother Nature

reclaims it as she tries EVERY Year.

Whether hot summer sun or

freezing winter snow Bodie is

delicate and there IS a REASON

you do NOT SEE any other Ghost Towns

Like Bodie... They take Work and Constant Care.

Please enjoy the videos and realize exactly

what part of our history they represent.

Being THERE is NOT the same as

reading about it in a book...

If you have been there you KNOW this!

If we ALL just do a little we can save it.

Please check out the Bodie Foundation

website and read their Mission Statement,

and considering donating a Birthday present

to America this year by coughing up just a

little of "your gold" for Bodie...just a thought...

Please enjoy the videos- at least we do

have them for now.

The Bodie Foundation

I chose THIS particular video for this day

to show you an interview with Brad, the

20 year Head Ranger of Bodie, that just

retired. I wanted YOU to hear what HE

considers "The Miracle" of Bodie.

He has dedicated the last 20 years to

help preserving it.. We owe him ALOT.

#28- 2009 **Photog Days INFO** (#2of2 old videos)

The 2009 Photographer Days for
Bodie have been scheduled.

Friends of Bodie
Photographers Day
3rd Saturday of the Month
May thru October

$50 per person
Limited spaces available

Privilege includes Park access
_ hour before sunrise to
_ hour after sunset.

Advance reservations only
Inquire at the museum or call 760.647.6564

#27- 2009 FOB Day-8/8/09 (part 1 of 2 old time videos)

Tis that time of year again and the date has been set
and the Poster made... so Mark your calendars and
call Bodie to Join and get IN on the Party....
You can read in older posts from last year
the report of the event from that event...OK?
Please check out this poster and then GET Planning.
...for Fun Bodie-style... YeHaw..

CLICK "ON" the Poster to see
a Bigger Version...OK?

#26- Bodie is BOOMNG Again, folks!

I'm having a hard time keeping UP with all of the new Bodie videos.

So please excuse me...text will have to come later..

I need to gather these rosebuds while I may.....

#25- More Fine Bodie editing here

Another nicely done video.

How many buildings & room can you

name or place?

#24- Put your Glasses on for This one!

Someone did some nice editing for this one...Enjoy!

#23- Ooooo A Scarey Bodie Video ;-)

#22- Could this be Marco's cat?

Not sure, but I think this might possibly be the cat 

that belongs to Marco the New Head Ranger?

Anybody know for sure? Please comment

and let us all know, OK? ;-)

At least he has the swagger and acts like

he has been trained in stealth behavior

by a Ranger  :D  IMHO

Any guesses?

#21- Even the Avante Guarde Artistic like Bodie

#20-What's New in the Ghost Town of Bodie in 2009?

2009 has started now and it is Spring
up at the 8,000 foot elevation.
Visitors are now returning to Bodie and
this year there is an Urgency to Visit
due to the CA Budget "woes" and
the upcoming "cuts" to the
State Park System...so we are waiting
to see what will happen to Bodie S.H. P. ???
As this special Historic Park is NOT
just another tree ( I do LOVE trees)
but these buildings and their contents
are Actually Part of OUR Historical
Heritage, so we NEED to be concerned.
Once these artifacts of our history
are gone, they are GONE 4 Ever.
So Please do all that you can to
Help Save Bodie, OK?