THE SALTON SEA
City: 6.6SE
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THE SALTON SEA
wordsby dustin koop
In 2002 I had rented an amazing movie called The Salton Sea – you know, the one with Val Kilmer. This is how I learned of this post-apocalyptic ecological disaster of a community and all its craziness. In the summer, all 110 miles of this abandoned American dream smells of rotting fish, which may have something to do with the seven million dead fish that end up on the beach every summer, sometimes stacked three feet high, as far as one can see. This is the spot to go to if you want to live off the grid as a recluse and fraternize with the most interesting and inspiring characters of ours and your grandparents’ generation.
