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.
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
