Slab City’s Salvation Mountain
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Slab City’s Salvation Mountain

ByStefanie Bielekova

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…

Spiders & Driving: A Public Service Announcement
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Spiders & Driving: A Public Service Announcement

ByStefanie Bielekova

People are well aware ofΒ the dangers of texting and driving or of drinkingΒ and driving, but there’s another menace lurking in dark crevices andΒ under closed car visors that we rarely ever discuss. What is this creeping menace, you ask? (Okay, I knowΒ you alreadyΒ sawΒ the title and featured image. Just humor me!) [Insert dramatic pause here.] It’s spiders…