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We left Bodie around 3.30pm and headed back towards Mono Lake for sunset. Coming down the hill on the 395 towards Lee Vining there is a stunning view of the lake and mountains beyond, although it was quite hazy. There was no wind and the lake showed lovely reflections of the hills. We hadn't decided where to go for a sunset shot so we tried  the visitor centre on the northern side of the lake. It was closed naturally and the lawn had a handful of mule deer grazing on it. It wasn't quite what we wanted although the drive to it showed the area where High Plains Drifter was filmed. We ended up going to the tufa again and getting another dose of that intoxicating smell of the lake and the sage scrub. We stayed until it had got dark and the moon was up, and then went back for our last night in Lee Vining. The campsite was to close the next evening and the snow was supposed to arrive the day after. One of the ladies who worked there had her home in Las Vegas and came to Lee Vining in

We had eaten in a rather lonely picnic area with only some crows for company. After lunch the low cloud started to clear and blue sky emerged. We walked back into the town past the head frame, and hoist machinery into Green Street. The weak sunshine seemed to have injected a shot of life into the surroundings. The house to the right in the picture below is the Dolan House. Two Mono County sheriffs lived in this house in around 1900. Below that is the Methodist Church built in 1882. There was a Catholic church as well but this burnt down in 1928. The interior of the Methodist Church was badly vandalised, but seems to have had a lick of paint. I have next put in a map of this area of Bodie showing the buildings around the centre. The DV Cain House (above) is now inhabited by the resident ranger. There were 2 Cain houses in Bodie. This one belonged to the son, David Cain (known as Vick). Built in 1870 it is the oldest house in Bodie. Vick brought his bride E