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# January 07, 2013
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/post-39940911642/
- Published: 2013-01-07T10:37:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-13T18:21:07.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: california, slab city, salvation mountain, photo, canon 5d mark ii, from a car, #import-tumblr-2026-08-27, ocean, desert

![Highway road trip view from a car passing a brown sign for 'SALTON SEA STATE REC AREA' beside a white pickup truck.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2013/01/39940911642_0.jpg)

![Roadside storefront for 'The World Famous International Banana Museum' featuring a large bright yellow banana sign.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2013/01/39940911642_1.jpg)

![Rustic blue wooden slatted entrance sign for 'SALTON SEA STATE RECREATION AREA' along the desert roadside.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2013/01/39940911642_2.jpg)

![Faded vintage metal road sign in the desert announcing 'CORVINA ESTATES RV PARK' and mobile homes.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2013/01/39940911642_3.jpg)

![Cream Volkswagen Westfalia camper van parked in an asphalt lot outside a Mexican restaurant.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2013/01/39940911642_4.jpg)

![Concrete kiosk painted with 'ALMOST THERE!' and 'SLAB CITY THE LAST FREE PLACE!' in the desert.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2013/01/39940911642_5.jpg)

Day trip out to the Salton Sea / Slab City, CA a few weeks ago.

Part II coming tomorrow.