Methodist Church - 20 years earlier I had my first visit to Bodie Historic State Park, a ghost town located near Mono Lake. Then as now there were two roads into the park. But then neither road was paved. Driving a low profile Datsun Z, I braved the 15 miles of terrible washboard dirt road only to brave the other road out for 11 miles which my friend had to often clear of rocks and boulders.

Bodie began its fame when in 1859 gold was discovered. By 1879 Bodie boasted a population of about 10,000 and was second to none for wickedness, badmen, and "the worst climate out of doors." One little girl, whose family was taking her to the infamous town, wrote in her diary: "Goodbye God, I'm going to Bodie." Certainly sermons at this Methodist Church would have been interesting!