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Take a video tour of the dilapidated tourist towns of the Salton Sea

By Cyriaque Lamar Published May 15, 2011, 3:15 pm ET

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We recently took a video tour of southern California’s Salvation Mountain. Now Ransom Riggs has created a short film about the nearby Salton Sea, a one-time vacation hotspot that’s fallen on hard environmental and financial times.

https://gizmodo.com/welcome-to-salvation-mountain-the-rainbow-hued-god-cav-5800339

https://gizmodo.com/the-salton-sea-is-like-mad-max-with-beachfront-views-5499665

Hat tip to Jean!

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