“Chicago” Joe Angio and his wife Anna did everything by the book to secure their slice of the American Dream. They earned college degrees, started a small business, bought a house and pair of cars, paid their taxes and credit-card bills on time. But when the economy tanked, so did the dream. Between two jobs they could barely pay their mortgage, reaching a point where they had to choose which creditor to shortchange at the end of the month in order to keep the lights on. With foreclosure no longer a matter of if, but of when, the couple looked on the Internet for the ideal place to lay low, spend less and experiment with solar power to “get more for our buck out of our environment.” They bought a used RV and went off the grid. Way off….
There is a “California’s Gold” episode in which Huell Howser visits Slab City and Salvation Mountain. I can’t remember what Huell said… but bets are on, “That’s ahhhMAYzing!!!”
And also, as the article points out, it was featured in the book and movie “Into the Wild.”
From San Diego or Yuma, take Interstate 8 to Hwy. 111 north. Niland is about 32 miles. Turn east on Main St. (turns into Beal Road) and go a little over 3 miles to Salvation Mountain and Slab City.
I once stayed at the North Shore Motel about 25 years ago during a dove hunting trip. When we were checking in the lady at the counter told us we should not sleep in the beds under the covers using the sheets. During the night the room next door had a huge domestic fight, I was shocked nobody called the cops………….
I went to slab city recently as part of a road trip. It’s basically a garbage dump with bad weather. There are MUCH better places to park a solar powered RV.
[quote=Ren]I went to slab city recently as part of a road trip. It’s basically a garbage dump with bad weather. There are MUCH better places to park a solar powered RV.[/quote]
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