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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 239827" data-attributes="member: 13090">The area surrounding the Salton Sea was slated for massive development back in the 1950's; the idea being to create a sort of family-friendly resort town. Hotels, camp sites and marinas were planned but the development stalled due to the isolated nature of the area and by 1970 the dream had died. When the last bits of development money dried up, everything was abandoned. There are people who live here, full time, mainly in ramshackle RV's. I *think* there is electrical power from &quot;The Grid&quot; but I'm not sure and I've never seen any evidence of sewers or fresh-water supply lines. The salinity of the water in the Salton Sea spikes on a regular basis which causes mass die-offs of fish, so the &quot;beach&quot; perpetually reeks of dead fish and the coast line is littered with their carcasses. Tres chic, non? I've thought about going out there to see what the place looks like at night because I loves me some night-photography. What stops me is I'm not entirely certain how wise an idea it would be, wandering out there alone in the middle of the night. The desert is an odd place...Thank you... And feedback from you is always appreciated!.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 239827, member: 13090"] The area surrounding the Salton Sea was slated for massive development back in the 1950's; the idea being to create a sort of family-friendly resort town. Hotels, camp sites and marinas were planned but the development stalled due to the isolated nature of the area and by 1970 the dream had died. When the last bits of development money dried up, everything was abandoned. There are people who live here, full time, mainly in ramshackle RV's. I *think* there is electrical power from "The Grid" but I'm not sure and I've never seen any evidence of sewers or fresh-water supply lines. The salinity of the water in the Salton Sea spikes on a regular basis which causes mass die-offs of fish, so the "beach" perpetually reeks of dead fish and the coast line is littered with their carcasses. [i]Tres chic, non?[/i] I've thought about going out there to see what the place looks like at night because I loves me some night-photography. What stops me is I'm not entirely certain how wise an idea it would be, wandering out there alone in the middle of the night. The desert is an odd place... Thank you... And feedback from you is always appreciated! [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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