We walked up the hill above the town of Bodie where there are 3 fenced graveyards. Some of the graves are being restored. The headstone on this one looks like it was recently cleaned or whitewashed. We saw many markers for children. Life in Bodie was no doubt harsh and dangerous. The winters are bitterly cold and Bodie was quite inaccessible year around. We can drive there on paved and graded roads now, but the trip to nearby Lee Vining or Bridgeport must have taken days over rough dirt roads in 1897.
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