Driving away from Slab City we headed North so we could get to the San Francisco Bay Area for a house and cat-sitting gig. We don’t like long drives so we tend to find someplace that sounds interesting for an overnight layover if need be. Heading up Highway 111 on our way to the San …
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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 …
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 …
Willow is my proxy. She is far more gregarious, outgoing and friendly than I am. This sometimes comes in handy as a way to force me out of my shell and make human connections while on the road. Once such occasion happened along the banks of the Colorado River in Ehrenburg recently. Across from the place …
We are hanging out South of Quartzite again for a few days waiting for some packages to arrive at Quiet Times in town. The last item is showing up today and then we will be decamping to Slab City to meet up with some folks we met at the RTR and to see that “art …
About 10 miles from downtown Tonopah at the base of Saddle Mountain there sits some BLM land that has been meeting our needs for a bit of desert camping. On Hwy 10 on our way to the destination we can see the Saddle in the distance. Once we turn off the Highway and towards the mountain we …