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The third part of our trip (first two thirds: Peter Murphy in Pioneertown; Salvation Mountain) involved the drive to and from Salvation Mountain. I’m not being exact in the order of events because I was so excited about Salvation Mountain, … Continue reading
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For the second half of our 24-hour desert trip (other entries: Peter Murphy in Pioneertown; Salton Sea & Creationist Dinosaurs), we drove many miles to see Salvation Mountain, an incredible folk-art landscape located precisely in the middle of nowhere. To get … Continue reading
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When I was younger, I didn’t like the desert. My grandparents lived in Lucerne Valley, California–which is in the high desert, about halfway between Victorville and Joshua Tree–and I found it hot and boring and dusty and boring. Sometimes, it … Continue reading
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On Sunday morning, I set off on a bit of an adventure: A brief hike to the sunken city of San Pedro. In 1929, a block of ocean-front houses began to slip into the sea. The slippage actually took several … Continue reading
