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Wildflowers

It’s All There if You Know Where to Look

Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. For anyone who thinks of the desert as a monotonous and endless stretch of sand and ugly rocks: this is for you. The Anza Borrego Desert State Park is three hours southeast of Los Angeles, in the backcountry of the San Diego backcountry. It’s the perfect Southern California weekend…

March 29, 2013 in Adventures, Camp & Lodge, Southern California.
Chaise Lounge on the Shore

The Resort at the End of the World

Salton Sea, CA. The Salton Sea was two sides of a rusted coin: a place for people who were there for a dream, and a place for people whose dreams had died. I’m with my friend, and he’s never been here before. We’re taking a field trip to the land of wreck and ruin. We…

December 18, 2012 in Adventures, Ghost Towns, Southern California.
The Mountain

It’s a Thankless Job but God Loves You Anyway

Salvation Mountain, Niland, CA. Since 1985 Leonard Knight has been in a tireless tug of war with the desert to create Salvation Mountain. Using adobe, straw, tree branches, car tires and other gifts spewed up on the vast shores of the desert as well as countless gallons of donated paint from visitors, he created the…

January 8, 2012 in Adventures, Roadside Attractions, Southern California.

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