Posted by: keegan (155 posts)
May 2, 200812:00 AM

To the best of my knowledge, these are the last pictures I shot on 35mm film. When we were living in Los Angeles back in 2003, I grabbed my trusty Yashica T* loaded up with black and white film, and Julie and I set off to explore the haunting Salton Sea area, about 60 miles to the south-east of Palm Springs.

We had heard it was an interesting place to visit, but we weren't prepared for the things we would see: An artificial mountain built of mud, paint and car tires as a monument to God's love (Salvation Mountain), entire neighborhoods, buildings and vehicles devoured by pink alkaline slurry, sulfurous boiling mudpots, defunct hotels from the 1950's heydays and a dead, smelly sea.

If you are ever in the area, be sure to make time for a visit.