SALVATION MOUNTAIN

My friend Jalissa, Amanda and I decided that during my vacation to California that we wanted to take a road trip to Salvation Mountain. I had never even heard of this place, before they brought it up but after doing some research I thought that this could be a life changing experience.

We drove 200 miles, 3 1/2 hours to the middle of the desert. We were close to Slab City, CA the only place in the US where you can camp for free on/around these former army slabs. There are all types of people there, hippies with rv's, people vacationing from the winter up north and a lot of artists selling whatever creations they come up with. This place is the simplest form of life I have ever seen in the US.



We drove around the Saltan Sea to get to this amazing installation sculpture. The salton sea is an amazing 376 sq mile Salt Sea that is home to over 400 species of birds. Here is a picture of the sunset forming over the Salton Sea on the drive home.

You begin to see Salvation Mountain about a quarter mile away. My eyes got big and I was filled with creative energy, with the hope that this would be a place that inspires me! It did more than that it changed me and made me want to live to do art, be creative and with every breathe that I take create something beautiful!



I felt like I was on another planet. A world where lollipops, rainbows and unicorns could truly exist. A place that could only exist in my dreams. I felt like I was in Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Big Fish and Alice in Wonderland. I was in the closest thing to heaven that I could ever imagine, with the clear blue endless sky canvassing me in this colorful and frosted world.

STILL CANNOT BELIEVE THIS PLACE EXISTS!!! THIS HAS CHANGED ME COMPLETELY AND RECOMMEND EVERYONE GO SEE IT!! AND TALK TO THE MAN WHO CREATED THIS PLACE HIS STORY IS AMAZING!!

HERE IS A VIDEO TOUR OF SALVATION MOUNTAIN I FOUND ON YOUTUBE. PICTURES CANNOT EVEN DO THIS PLACE JUSTICE!!!