Comments on: Salvation Mountain & Slab City http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/30/salvation-mountain-slab-city/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:00:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Psylent Larry http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/30/salvation-mountain-slab-city/#comment-117514 Psylent Larry Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:15:31 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=692#comment-117514 A buddy and me met Leonard Knight in 1998 or so. Having read about Salvation Mtn in Roadside America, we wanted a look see. Not knowing what to expect, we were braced for a holy-roller onslaught of the sort we figured would come from the kind of guy who lived as desert hermit and spent all his time painting biblical stuff on the side of a hillside that probably didn't need painting. Anyway, we couldn't have been more wrong about Leonard. He's a nice guy, soft spoken, and was pushing nothing. He'll talk religion if you bring it up, but he let his mountain do the evangelizing. We thought he was a cool guy. Of course he's since been baking for 8 more years in the desert sun, so lately I wouldn't know :) A buddy and me met Leonard Knight in 1998 or so. Having read about Salvation Mtn in Roadside America, we wanted a look see. Not knowing what to expect, we were braced for a holy-roller onslaught of the sort we figured would come from the kind of guy who lived as desert hermit and spent all his time painting biblical stuff on the side of a hillside that probably didn’t need painting. Anyway, we couldn’t have been more wrong about Leonard. He’s a nice guy, soft spoken, and was pushing nothing. He’ll talk religion if you bring it up, but he let his mountain do the evangelizing. We thought he was a cool guy. Of course he’s since been baking for 8 more years in the desert sun, so lately I wouldn’t know :)

]]> By: C. Metzler http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/30/salvation-mountain-slab-city/#comment-54133 C. Metzler Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:31:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=692#comment-54133 We did a doc about the Salton Sea, which prominently features Leonard and his mountain. If you're curious, come check it out at www.saltonseadoc.com. Thanks for the look. Chris We did a doc about the Salton Sea, which prominently features Leonard and his mountain. If you’re curious, come check it out at http://www.saltonseadoc.com.

Thanks for the look.

Chris

]]> By: seamus http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/30/salvation-mountain-slab-city/#comment-7941 seamus Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:07:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=692#comment-7941 <p>The NY Times did a piece on Slab City a while back. They have a "snobby" part of the city (female retirees) and a "ghetto" part of the city (male dropouts), which is funny. Even in a waterless trailer park, you have class warfare.</p> The NY Times did a piece on Slab City a while back. They have a “snobby” part of the city (female retirees) and a “ghetto” part of the city (male dropouts), which is funny. Even in a waterless trailer park, you have class warfare.

]]> By: Jeff Alu http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/30/salvation-mountain-slab-city/#comment-7915 Jeff Alu Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:03:31 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=692#comment-7915 <p>It should also be noted that Salvation Mountain is built right on the San Andreas Fault, and you can see it moving from left-of-center top to the lower right (looks a little like an aerial shot of a wave on the ocean...)</p> It should also be noted that Salvation Mountain is built right on the San Andreas Fault, and you can see it moving from left-of-center top to the lower right (looks a little like an aerial shot of a wave on the ocean…)

]]> By: Derek http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/11/30/salvation-mountain-slab-city/#comment-7912 Derek Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:51:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=692#comment-7912 <p>Flickr also has some <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/slabcity/" rel="nofollow">great photos</a>.</p> Flickr also has some great photos.

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