An abandoned chair sits on the shore of the Salton Sea

Salton Sea, Ca. Photographs.

Closed gas station Visitor Center What's That Smell sign Visitor Center hours Shore view 1 Shore view with bird Bird Birds Shore view 2 Shore view 3 Gross water Construction sign RVs on shore The shuttered Corvina Cafe Closed Cafe sign A bizarre chicken-man illustration on the side of the Corvina Cafe Ruins 1 Ruins 2 Electrical poles 1 Kids playing on shore Ruins 3 Electrical poles 2 Ruins 4 Electrical poles 3 Electrical poles 4 Dead fish Electrical poles 5 Ruins 5 Muddy, salty shore An abandoned chair sits on the shore of the Salton Sea Car near shore Ruins 6 Gaston's Cafe Mi Casillo Magico Nilad Chamber of Commerce, Home of the Tomato Festival Shore sunset RV on shore Salton Sea 124 Mecca Beach sign

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