NILAND, CALIFORNIA – Salvation Mountain, near Niland. Right next door to Slab City.
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NILAND, CALIFORNIA – Salvation Mountain, near Niland. Right next door to Slab City.
SALTON SEA, CALIFORNIA – On the shore of the Salton Sea.
ANZA-BORREGO DESERT, CALIFORNIA – I grew up in the desert in Utah so arid places are deeply in my comfort zone. Â Anzo-Borrego is a serious desert – annual precipitation is less than 7 inches. Â During the 1982-89 drought total precipitation was zero. Â The Borrego Badlands is often listed as the hottest place in the United States – average summer temperatures are 107 degrees. Â Highs of 125 degrees have been recorded.
But this spring there has been reasonable rainfall, so the desert here is remarkably green.
SALTON SEA, CALIFORNIA – Sunset, after a long day of travel to the California desert. Â This is the Salton Sea