California Highway 270 Photographs
Left - Reflectorized "button copy" guide sign on Hwy 270 west of US Route 395 marking the distance to the end of the highway and Bodie. The distances on this highway sign are given in both Imperial and Metric measurements.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Facing west towards US Route 395 and the Sierra Nevada on Hwy 270. The highway quickly climbs to elevations exceeding 8,000 feet above sea level.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing east towards Bodie on Hwy 270. Bodie is a former gold mining town located near the California-Nevada Boundary that became a ghost town during the 1930s and 1940s. There are no other communities or settlements located along this highway.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Above - Route Marker on Hwy 270 between Bodie and US Route 395
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - End of Hwy 270 near Bodie. The road extending east from this point to Bodie is a narrow, winding gravel road.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - View of Bodie from Silver Hill. The ghost town was designated as a California State Historic Park years after it was abandoned. According to the park's tourist brochure, the goal is to preserve the town's buildings and artifacts in "an arrested state of decay", in order to to maintain an authentic ghost town environment. This fascinating ghost town is a must-see for history enthusiasts and anyone who is intrigued about the rowdy frontier mining towns of the Old West.
(Photograph taken on May 23, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
