We expect that anyone who has spent some time living the RV or converted van (or in our case a Tacoma with a Camper Shell) lifestyle has inevitably heard mention of Slab City or “The Slabs.” A good portion of the one of the RTR seminars was dedicated to talk of where people were going to be heading …
Month: March 2016
We heard mention of some other, better art on another set of tanks somewhat near Salvation Mountain. On Sunday Ally the Greater, her two dogs and Larry started off on foot to find these rumored tanks with impressive paintings on them. Willow and I had done enough walking the day before after checking out Salvation Mountain and …
One of the first texts we received about the Slab City group when we were in Tonopah mentioned The Range. Not knowing what that was I was tempted to text back and ask but instead took the initiative and just looked it up on the Internet. What a concept! http://lmgtfy.com/?q=The+Range Knowing it usually starts at dusk we …
Our first morning after arriving at Slab City was a Saturday. We knew one of the main attractions we wanted to experience was The Range that night but that was hours away and so we had time to take a more thorough look around the area. After the morning coffee ritual we took a walk and found one of …
It is almost impossible to talk or think about Slab City without Salvation Mountain as well. They are attached at the hip in both physical proximity and urban lore. If you enter Slab City by the main route you cannot help but drive right by the Mountain. Willow and I, both being fervent believers in Dog, do not …
Near the main Post Office in downtown Quartzite stands a sign that says Hi Jolly Monument. It is one of those brown signs with white lettering that Willow and I find ourselves drawn to and so we took a right and head thataway. Of course, the signage from there is non-existent and so we punched “Hi …