An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time. The eerie mining town located in Bodie Hills in Mono County, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, sits alone in the desert, 75 miles south east of Lake Tahoe. Professional photographer Julien McRoberts, 50, photographed several of the 170 buildings within Bodie, including the once heaving church, saloon and general store. Bodie was a gold mining camp in 1859 and by 1880 it had become a bustling town with a population of 2,700. It wasn’t until 1910 that the town was in decline, as gold miners moved out of Bodie and onto more promising land.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
