Fading Salvation
My Wife always says that folks like my landscapes, she is not sure why I post anything else. I am not sure that folks online know me from Adam, so I am not sure I subscribe to the idea that anyone expects anything from my posts. Seems too romantic. So I like to post some odd-ball stuff too. You can't get much more odd than Salvation Mountain. I stumbled across this image and thought it was time for me to post it. My stream needs some color.
Why the title of the photo? Well, this image was shot in 2020 and even then it was very apparent that this unique desert site called Salvation Mountain, near the Salton Sea in Southern California, was already fading.
The creator had passed away in 2014. He was a BIG fan of Christianity, he called bestowed this place with its name. Well, since he died the place has started to crumble. The desert sun is not very discriminating, it tends to destroy everything. Salvation Mountain is no exception. A team of people try to keep it up, but most the of interesting caverns and cool nooks and crannies have been closed because they are not safe anymore. I have read that since 2020 it has just gotten worse, fast. Sad. Humans can be so very interesting, especially when they are a little...different.
I like to celebrate the things of nature, but I also like to celebrate the things of man. Leonard Knight made magic in the middle of nowhere, and I am glad we can make it last in photos. Here's to you Leonard.
Let me know what you think.
Fading Salvation
My Wife always says that folks like my landscapes, she is not sure why I post anything else. I am not sure that folks online know me from Adam, so I am not sure I subscribe to the idea that anyone expects anything from my posts. Seems too romantic. So I like to post some odd-ball stuff too. You can't get much more odd than Salvation Mountain. I stumbled across this image and thought it was time for me to post it. My stream needs some color.
Why the title of the photo? Well, this image was shot in 2020 and even then it was very apparent that this unique desert site called Salvation Mountain, near the Salton Sea in Southern California, was already fading.
The creator had passed away in 2014. He was a BIG fan of Christianity, he called bestowed this place with its name. Well, since he died the place has started to crumble. The desert sun is not very discriminating, it tends to destroy everything. Salvation Mountain is no exception. A team of people try to keep it up, but most the of interesting caverns and cool nooks and crannies have been closed because they are not safe anymore. I have read that since 2020 it has just gotten worse, fast. Sad. Humans can be so very interesting, especially when they are a little...different.
I like to celebrate the things of nature, but I also like to celebrate the things of man. Leonard Knight made magic in the middle of nowhere, and I am glad we can make it last in photos. Here's to you Leonard.
Let me know what you think.