Salton Sea

I live between the desert and the mountains. The Salton Sea is close to me when I'm in the desert. It is an interesting landscape. Bombay Beach is a well-known spot here. It's sort of talked about like an "arts community". It feels more like people who are one step away from homelessness, and they sort of put the "arts" spin on all this. A lot of it is just junky broken down houses with no real zoning worries.

Still interesting though. On the beach, there are a lot of installations, etc. But the whole Salton Sea area is fun. They have one restaurant I know of, the "Ski Inn", which is more of a dive bar than anything else. When I went (only once), I was told the wait was 45 minutes for a burger. I said no thanks and left. It feels like one of those local places that take pride in being a little annoying. Like the places that cut off your tie. But not a bad sketch spot to draw the locals.

The Salton Sea itself is amazing and huge. Good place to bring a simple paint setup. The area all around the lake is interesting. I just like to cruise around, take side roads, and see what I discover. But remember, it's hot.

This guy was selling glassware in his yard. Good deals.

I also like to go past all this down to Brawley and down along the Mexican border. But that's another post.