Heritage Tour #1 Dates: June 26-27, 2010 Guide: Terri Geissinger Price: $145 per person / $130 for Bodie Foundation members

Purchase type Non-member $145.00 BF Member $130.00

Itinerary:

Saturday, June 26, 8:00 am: We will meet at Virginia Creek Settlement. Our first destination is Dogtown located within a mile of the Settlement. Dogtown is noted as the first site of gold discovery on the Eastern Sierra in 1857. Next stop is Monoville, located in the hills north of Mono Lake. We will travel the Bodie/Lundy Wagon Road, now known as Cottonwood Canyon, stopping at the Scanavino Goat Ranch to learn about this important place in history. We will then head up to Bodie where we will spend most of the day. You will receive a privileged tour of the town, stamp mill and cemetery. We will arrive back at Virginia Creek Settlement by 4:00 pm.

Sunday, June 27, 8:30 am: We will meet in the parking lot at Bodie. Our adventure to Aurora begins on the historic stage route that leads down Del Monte Canyon; not much has changed since the freight wagons and stages traveled this way. At Aurora we will see what remains of this 1860's silver mining town-brick foundations, Samuel Clemens' former home, and a fascinating cemetery. When it is time to head back to modern civilization, we will continue on the historic stage route that will lead us to Hwy 182. Our day will conclude at the Settlement at 5:00 pm.

Heritage Tour #3 Dates: September 25-26, 2010 Guide: Terri Geissinger Price: $145 per person / $130 for Bodie Foundation members

Purchase type Non-member $145.00 BF Member $130.00

Itinerary:

Saturday, Sept 25, 8:00 am: We will meet at Virginia Creek Settlement. Our first destination is Dogtown located within a mile of the Settlement. Dogtown is noted as the first site of gold discovery on the Eastern Sierra in 1857. Next stop is Monoville, located in the hills north of Mono Lake. We will travel the Bodie/Lundy Wagon Road, now known as Cottonwood Canyon, stopping at the Scanavino Goat Ranch to learn about this important place in history. We will then head up to Bodie where we will spend most of the day. You will receive a privileged tour of the town, stamp mill and cemetery. We will arrive back at Virginia Creek Settlement by 4:00 pm.

Sunday, Sept 26, 8:30 am: We will meet in the parking lot at Bodie. Our adventure to Aurora begins on the historic stage route that leads down Del Monte Canyon; not much has changed since the freight wagons and stages traveled this way. At Aurora we will see what remains of this late-1800's silver mining town-brick foundations, Samuel Clemens' former home, and a fascinating cemetery. When it is time to head back to modern civilization, we will continue on the historic stage route that will lead us to Hwy 182. Our day will conclude at the Settlement at 5:00 pm.