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.
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
