Eastward 2015

First stop: Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneer Town, where I

met up with my new friends Sue and Martin, from England.

Then Corralis, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

As seen on Breaking Bad: the Sandia mountains

Oklahoma: of Big Oil, for Big Oil, bought by Big Oil.

Then, Little Rock, Arkansas

Iliff, at home in Tennessee

Iliff and Deborah

Iliff's farm

Adios Slab City

It's time to leave Slab City when the rattle snakes start waking up.

Until next year, few last pictures:

Steve, the tower builder, rock stacker left his mark:

Slab City: maybe the only place in the country

where you can build an experimental house

without owning the land.

The Cochella canal:

After the flood:

...and Peter's birthday.

Between Rainstorms

 Monday morning after a full day of drizzly rain and before a thunderstorm:

at Radio Mike's

 

at Chuck's

at Sandy's

beautiful clouds:

Low Road

Edge Road

Gopher Flats

Slab City: We're Getting Very Near The End

The weather is beginning to warm up. 

Rattlesnakes are emerging along with other nasties. 

I can't stay much longer so the 

moments increase in their preciousness.

My friends continue to provide rich fodder

for my photographic efforts: Gwen,

 Randall

and the Godfather of Slab City, Radio Mike.

The music nights continue to be a beautiful thing. 

Here's a recent Tuesday at Sandi's shot from 

atop Pepe and Sue's motorhome.

Continuing with the aerial shots of Slab City parties,

here's a Friday at Radio Mike's from the top of Randall's bus.

Slab City Music Videos

Randall with Mike Bright's Slab City song.

Sandi with Forever Young

Salton Sea Decay

Long abandoned buildings in the desolation of the Salton Sea:

Hanging in Holtville

 At the Rancho Silverado in Holtville, CA with Pepe and Sue.

Here creating the family's parade float... 

...with help from the Snowbirds

Elvira, the lady of the house, makes the best crepé paper flowers.

Sights in the garden:

Holtville

Parade Day

Elvira

Pepe and Sue

A parade watcher

 and the fiesta at the Rancho after the parade

 Pepe and Sue with Al and Moonlight