Back in December we took a drive around the Salton Sea in California, stopping at Bombay Beach. While back in the Palm Springs area, we did another day trip to the Salton Sea, visiting other areas, including Salvation Mountain, Slab City, the Niland Mud Volcanos, and some campgrounds.

On the way towards the Salton Sea, we went over a rather bumpy road, that made Jenn feel a bit seasick (check out a clip of this tomorrow):

Our first stop, Salvation Mountain — a religious monument started in 1984, and created by one person over 30 years:

Selfie:

Info:

Just up the road is Slab City, an alternative art community:

Next stop, the Niland Mud Volcanos, some bubbling mud mounds:

Heading back north, we passed through the border patrol station:

A rocket?

We explored some of the campgrounds next to the Salton Sea, with the idea that we might want to camp there someday, though many of them wouldn’t fit our coach. The first was the most basic, just dry camping, but the one we liked the most:

Others:

Visitor center:

Tomorrow I’ll have a video with some highlights from these places.

Some pictures from a quick drive through downtown Palm Springs, California. (We had planned to stop for lunch and a wander around, but didn’t feel like dealing with crowds; it doesn’t look very crowded in these pics, but the restaurants were all packed.)

Tomorrow, a brief video of driving through here.