Perhaps you have read about Slab City in California or seen a documentary. It is a place that attracts snowbirds in the winter, but there are also about 150 permanent residents who live there all year. Many live in poverty and you can tell... they are just scraping by. Some moved here to learn how to live off the grid and to be left alone. These people are squatters, but the government basically lets them be. Most all our pictures were taken by Al from inside the vehicle. We were very surprised to see in some areas, really nice RVs with solar panels and some really nice set ups. We didn't bother to take pictures of them. I guess these were the snowbirds and they were in a separate area. Many years ago this place was a Marine base, but has long been abandoned by the government. I couldn't help but admire some of the talent of the people in decorating their surroundings.
This gives new meaning to a shoe tree!
Very sad to see this. I hope there was no loss of life.
We saw this out by the road, but we didn't drive in or stop to check it out.
Just down the road from here is Salvation Mountain, another very interesting place we also visited. I will be blogging about this also hopefully in the next few days. Both places were very interesting, yet completely different, which is why I decided not to combine them. So......As soon as I can, I will be back!!!
Just down the road from here is Salvation Mountain, another very interesting place we also visited. I will be blogging about this also hopefully in the next few days. Both places were very interesting, yet completely different, which is why I decided not to combine them. So......As soon as I can, I will be back!!!
Looks neat! Glad you're having fun and enjoying your retirement in this way.
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