Bombay Beach at the Salton Sea. Both apocalyptic and beautiful at the same time.

Bombay Beach is located on the east shore of the Salton Sea and, like many communities along its shores, has had to contend with rising and falling water levels. A berm now protects the west end of the town but a portion of the town beyond the berm is either sunken under water or is half-buried in mud.

Bombay Beach is a rather surreal place, attracting many photographers and visitors. The town, as well as others on the shores of the Salton Sea, is one of the lowest settlements in altitude in North America.

The population was 366 at the 2000 census.

-Wikipedia


I have several hundred Salton Sea photos - including many of what is seen in this video - on my Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/slworking/sets/72157605264326878/

The Salton Sea was once a popular place for boating, swimming, fishing, etc., but an increase in the salt level of the water caused large numbers of fish to die and the water became foul. This, in addition to a couple of hurricanes in the 1970's, caused the communities surrounding the sea to deteriorate.

The Salton Sea was recently featured on Life After People on the History Channel.

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• california
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• lake
• flood
• nature
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• bombay
• beach
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[pagoogly]

i really want to go arround getting rides from random people asking to go to bombay beach and when someone finally decides to take me the whole way. and i reach there im gonna drop on my knees and scream WHAAAAT HAPPENED HERE. then start to fake cry. XD its gonna be so wierd for the person who brought me there hes gonna probably go to me and say its alright you can stay at my place if you need to XD lololol

[slworking2]

LMFAO.  :D

[kraftymomma1979]

Love your videos!

[slworking2]

Thanks. I plan on visiting the Salton Sea again at the end of March. Will shoot more vids, of course. Stay tuned.

[modenouveau]

awesome video! i love going to that spot.

[slworking2]

Thanks. Awesome place to explore - day and night. Going to be heading out here again sometime in late March.

[maliaschmauss]

Oh my goodness the Salton Sea is the most magical amazing place I've ever been...I go on my vacations there monthly.

[ballclamp]

@slworking2

NOT an Airstream.

[slworking2]

Indeed.  So apocalyptic, isn't it?

[playmay35]

its like a movie like terminator