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We spent some time out at the Salton Sea, (California) this afternoon. This was a water-sports' paradise back in the 1950's and 1960's. Since then the salinity levels have increased so much that the area has a strong stench of dead fish, especially in hot weather.
It was a pleasant 68 degrees (F) today...not too stinky.
I will be posting more photos in the coming days and some will be quite graphic showing the skeletal remains of the fish. The shoreline is covered with birds feasting on very salty fish!
Needless to say...my shoes are outside and will stay there after an afternoon walking the shores of this quite scenic, but stinky place!
16 comments:
oh..must have been fun back in the days...still fun for photo opps nowadays! ;) (Thinking positive!)
what a cool place to visit :) happy mym
Great water view! So sad about the salinity destroying the total appeal of this area!
shame it has to smell so bad.
I wonder if it is 'fixable'?
The picture would lend itself to being beautiful.. Maybe if you didn't mind the smell though.. Have a great Monday!
Leslie
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It looks a beautiful day... happy blue Monday,,,,
I love those blue skies! Here in Florida, we have much the same.
Happy Blue Monday, Carolyn.
A great photo Carolyn! I haven't been there in a long time. I remember when I was a kid, it was pretty vibrant back then. A lot of people don't know that it is one of the lowest elevation places in the world (just a few feet higher than Death Valley). Also, the San Andreas fault runs right through the middle of it.
Hubby had a boat before we married and would take it to the Salton Sea.
This is a place I've been thinking I need to get to for my "Around California" blog but Imperial is the only county in California I dread going to; first because it is so far away, second because it doesn't sound appealing.
Oh, so lovely to see your blue sky and hot weather! Wish it was here..
Great photo!
Beautiful and stinky! I love it!! I really do love your gorgeous blue skies! Haven't been there in a long time, but it still looks lovely -- even if it is stinky! Don't forget to leave your shoes outside! Have a great week, Carolyn!
Sylvia
The place is beautiful! Good thing I can't smell it ^_^. Happy Monday!
MYM
Blue Monday
Oh, to be there with the beach to yourself--how blissful!! Great shot. Mickie
That is a lovely photo.
The Salton Sea is such a desolate, lonely place--a perfect place to find beauty, if one is observant, as you are.
THE SEEKERS OF YELLOW
The seekers of yellow, they say,
Will have a most terrible day
Should they not behold
Cream, amber or gold
To burnish life’s dull shades of grey.
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Oasis in Yellow
love it.
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