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 Corps training facility during World War II. When the base was subsequently decommissioned, the land was returned to Imperial County, California, and 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 of the dangers of texting and driving or of drinking and driving, but there’s another menace lurking in dark crevices and under closed car visors that we rarely ever discuss. What is this creeping menace, you ask? (Okay, I know you already saw the title and featured image. Just humor me!) [Insert dramatic pause here.] It’s spiders…