Drawbridge (01)

Desert / Ghost Town Trek #5


Drawbridge, CA, 2003-2004

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26 Jan 2003

52 visits

Drawbridge (01)

We heard about a ghost town right here in the SF Bay Area and set out to find it on foot.

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13 Jun 2010

66 visits

Drawbridge (02)

Down in the south bay among all the salt ponds, Drawbridge was an island community with its heyday in the early 1900's.

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13 Jun 2010

56 visits

Drawbridge (03)

No luck, this approch from the northeast near Fremont is blocked.

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13 Jun 2010

54 visits

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We decided not to trespass and would try again from the south someday.

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04 Oct 2003

68 visits

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Then we learned that the ACE commuter train which passes over the island has a special run a few times a year that is exclusively for viewing Drawbridge.

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03 Oct 2003

42 visits

Drawbridge (06)

Coming into the north end of the island.

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03 Oct 2003

34 visits

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The train conveniently slows and stops for you in town, but you cannot leave the train.

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03 Oct 2003

66 visits

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03 Oct 2003

75 visits

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