A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted. Many of the buildings lie abandoned, yet are still furnished with the personal belongings of their previous owners. English photographer Cat Burton visited the eerie town of Bodie, which used to have a population of 10,000, to see a real life American ghost town. The 29-year-old, of Donington, Lincolnshire, says: “I was on a road trip around California and a few people had recommended visiting Bodie, and I’m so glad I made the time to stop here
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A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
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