Sep 25, 2009
Well, for starters: a free place to stay. One of my best friend Kip who lives nearby on the coast had some great stuff to show me. Despite having vacationed in Palm Desert / Palm Springs 8 or 9 times in my life, somehow I missed a lot of the really awesome stuff.
Kip and I trekked inland and set up a base in the 113 degree heat of Palm Desert (and a free place to stay) to see a few things I've never seen before:
The Salton Sea
The Imperial Desert
Salvation Mountain
I wrote more about my trip on the Everlater Blog (http://blog.everlater.com/2009/10/just-when-you-think-youve-run-out-of-ideas) and you can see the fantastic photos that Kip posted on Everlater here: ttp://www.everlater.com/kipgerenda/salton-sea-imperial-valley-ca/salton-sea-beach-california-united-states
The next handful of shots are all portraying the decay of the Salton Sea. The desert dryness preserves things that wouldn't make it in other parts of the country.
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The Imperial Desert
The light was incredible at 7am. These photos are completely unaltered - just a point and shoot cannon.
These water depth signs are inexplicably out in the middle of a desert where it looks as though it's never rained
These always make me queasy. You can smell it long before you see it.
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Sep 26, 2009
It's a hard thing to explain, but I was totally fascinated by Leonard Knight and the monument he's been building for 27 years out in the middle of nowhere.
To see the dedication and passion in someone for God, something that has no role in my life was definitely inspiring.
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