Connecting Across Cultures
After having spent my morning exploring the nooks and crannies of Salvation Mountain, I was about to hit the road again — direction Phoenix. That’s when the drifter I’d been chatting to, Greg, mentioned I should visit Slab City’s East Jesus before I go. East Jesus? Never heard of it! Lucky for me, Greg made…
Activated in 1942, Camp Dunlap — just 85 miles southeast of Palm Springs — was a Marine CorpsΒ training facility during World War II. When the base was subsequentlyΒ decommissioned, the land was returned to Imperial County, California, andΒ only concrete slabs remained. Today it’s known as Slab City — a strange haven for squatters and off-the grid…