There was a little bit of sunset color when I passed by Bombay Beach last week, but this time of year the sun is too far north, and way off to the right from this perspective. The first 5 photos here (cover and first 4 more) are from the east side of the Salton Sea.
A documentary "Bombay Beach" was released in 2012 profiling some of the community's residents:
Bombay Beach and the allure of the ghost town
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/feb/02/bombay-beach-ghost-town
Here's some intriguing information about the film, and the filmmaker Alma Har'el:
http://bombaybeachfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Bombay-Beach-for-Festivals1.pdf
“A beautiful, quirky, and ultimately very moving film about the American Dream as it teeters on the edge of a desert sea.” – Terry Gilliam
Film trailer: https://vimeo.com/19572656
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Nice picture
Beautiful pictures +Jeff Sullivan
Still very beautiful pictures.
I have been to this place and you feel like you are on a creepy movie set or what would happen after nuclear war.
preciosas todas♥
Truly one of the most depressing places I've ever been. I was only on one side and maybe it was the worst, but I'm not going back to check it out.
Very nice pics
+Victoria Hudgins ...Trona may beat beat out this place for depressing ;-)
great work!
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