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
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
