Salton Sea
I have always been somewhat fascinated by the Salton Sea and it's history. I am heading that way(not in the RV) and was thinking about cutting over and checking it out. In trying to find info online...
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Was there a couple of weeks ago. Even from a mile away you can smell it. It isn't as desolate or downtrodden as pictures would lead you to believe - those are pre-2008 for the most part. In fact, the population is growing. There is also a lot of agriculture so it is 'greener' than one would expect. I was somewhat disappointed from a post-industrial wasteland photographic standpoint since, having traveled a lot over the last few years, I have seen quite a few places in the same condition. I think the Detroit area is the new 'mecca' (for wasteland photography. However, there are quite a few interesting places to check out and photograph, it just isn't the place it has been pictured as. Not bad, just change your expectations a little.
