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a grouse. in the grass.
They say that a grouse in the grass is worth two in the ghost town of Bodie, California. Described in 1881 as “as a sea of sin, lashed by the tempests of lust and passion,†the once successful mining town turned National Park has been preserved in a state of “arrested decay.” Each year, visitors brave the harsh weather and challenging terrain in search of evidence of the gun fights, saloon brawls, and stagecoach hold-ups that peppered the town’s brief but colorful history.
Legend has it that if a visitor takes anything from this town – an old cartridge, a handful of dirt, or a single blade of grass — he will be cursed with bad luck. In fact, it is said that tragedy and misfortune will be heaped upon the victim until the stolen item is returned. Purportedly, lists of items returned by the cursed are maintained by the Park Rangers.
Photographers, however, are immune from the Bodie Curse — provided they take nothing more than a photograph. Which is why this photograph of a grouse in the grass is worth two in the ghost town of Bodie, California.
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