![]() ![]() ![]() Get a load of the bragging colors, while the mountain comes to life under the golden desert sunset. Turns out, the curly-haired kid was right. Salvation Mountain ticks all boxes for a dazzling trip. With that I continued wandering, soaking up the many details and personal touches Leonard had added over the years - to the mountain, and to other adobe structures around it. In 2010 his hearing and eyesight began to fail, forcing him to leave his beloved Salvation Mountain. “This place is rad, but who else is gonna be crazy enough to stay out here in this heat all day long?” Jan 01, 2013: Time has taken its toll on Leonard Knight and his Salvation Mountain. “Well, someone’s got to be maintaining it, right?” I reasoned, squinting into the sun. ![]() “Yeah, he got carted off to a nursing home - couldn’t survive out here anymore,” the guy went on. Salvation Mountain: una tavolozza di colori nel deserto californiano. I looked up to see a twenty-something guy with curly brown hair approaching. Salvation Mountain is Leonard's tribute to God and his gift to the world with its simple yet powerful message: 'God Is Love. When I reached the bottom of the mountain, I started walking to my car to get some cash to stuff in the donation box I’d spotted earlier. Salvation Mountain is located in the lower desert of Southern California in Imperial County just east of the Salton Sea and about a hour and a half from Palm Springs. When I started looking more closely, I noticed more spots like this, and larger in size. But I seemed to be the only person around.Īt first glance, the painted adobe looked smooth, but as I climbed down, I noticed a few cracks where dirt was breaking through. I was hoping to meet the visionary who used straw, mud, and thousands of gallons of paint to share his message of love to the world. ![]()
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