December 2009 Blue Moon Cycle
Outside Amboy, Ca & The Kaiser Eagle Mountain Mine
Amboy is an almost deserted town along route 66 in the Mojave Desert. Amboy was established in the 1800's and was created as the first of a series of alphabetical railroad stations that were being built across the Mojave. The heyday for the town was after Route 66 opened in the late 1920's. Amboy's demise came when I-40 opened in the early 1970's. Rumor has it that Amboy was the inspiration for the town "Radiator Springs" in the movie "Cars".
The Kaiser Eagle Mountain Mine. Eagle Mountain is a closed and mostly abandoned mine deep in the Mojave Desert. Eagle Mountain was started in the 1940's and operated until around 1983. It is considered a Modern Ghost Town with row after row of cookie cutter houses.
A trip around the Salton Sea. Locations include: Salton Sea Beach, North Shore and Bombay Beach
Slab City, or the Slabs as the locals call it, is truly a unique place. I was only here for a few short hours this night. During that time I was able to meet a few of the locals and get a better understanding of the place. I left with a yearning to return…
Salvation Mountain is a monument created by Leonard Knight. Leonard has been working on the mountain since the 1980's. The county tried to tear Leonard’s mountain down for years, but in 2002 it became listed as a national treasure.
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