Salton Sea
Curves, Salton Sea shoreline
Inside the abandoned mineral spa at the Salton Sea
Abandoned building with graffiti in Brawley, California
Salt marsh reflects the colors of sunset while a geothermal plant releases steam in the background in Calipatria on the shores of the Salton Sea, California
Graffiti, Bombay Beach, California
Signs at Slab City, a squatters' camp on an abandoned military base in the desert outside of Niland, California. Slab City, known as the Last Free Place in America, has seen a large increase in population due to the current economic situation of the US and California.
The truck that Leonard Knight called home for almost 30 years while he built and cared for Salvation Mountain (background).
Burned out building in downtown Niland, California
Remains of a dock on the Salton Sea, Calipatria
detail of abandoned mineral spa in Calipatria, California on the Salton Sea
Abandoned building in Brawley, California
Styrofoam mannequin head street art in Bombay Beach, California
Supermoon of 5 May 2012 rising over the Kama Sutra Tank, aka the Sex Tank, in Slab City behind Salvation Mountain in Niland, California
Cows in Brawley, California
Calipatria
Niland, Salton Sea
One of the Three Sisters near Red Hill Marina in Calipatria, CA near the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is a Known Geothermal Resource Area. CalEnergy has several geothermal plants which produce energy solely from naturally occuring geothermal steam. Deep wells tap into superheated water thousands of feet below the earth's crust and the steam powers turbines which produce electricity. The electricity is then sold to third parties to help power the grid.
Sunset at Salt Creek Beach, Salton Sea
Salvation Mountain
The path behind Salvation Mountain leads to the tanks in Slab City. I think the Keep Out warning was for the current construction on Salvation Mountain.
Leonard Knight's bus, painted and covered with scripture, at Salvation Mountain in the California desert near Niland.
Flooded abandoned structure near the Salton Sea, California
Remains of abandoned K-Bar factory in Brawley, California
Abandoned grain silos with graffiti in Brawley, California
Two kayakers on the Salton Sea
"We remember freedom" Signs for the Internet Cafe and the local band AirRacket in Slab City, a squatters' camp on an abandoned military base in the desert outside of Niland, California
Leonard Knight's bus, painted and covered with scripture, at Salvation Mountain in the California desert near Niland.
Grafitti pointing toward Salvation Mountain in a burned out building in Niland, California