One of the more unusual sights we saw when we visited Palm Springs a few weeks ago...
...was an interesting piece of artwork in the desert...
... ... a creation of rubber tires, bundles of hay, dead branches...
... and paint!
From a distance, it looks like a giant mound of colorful icing!
The artist who created it died before it was finished.
Did he live in this vehicle when he was here? I wondered...
Is it another of his creations?!
He is gone, but his monument is far from forgotten!
Dozens of people drive out into the desert daily to look for it.
Some venture to climb the yellow steps going up "Salvation Mountain."
Supporters are trying to maintain this mammoth monument to one man's faith. They hope to raise enough money to buy the land the monument was built on - in the hope that Salvation Mountain will not be destroyed or left to disintegrate over time.
Among the interesting objects scattered around is this boat - which reminds me that Noah's ark was built on dry land, where it must have looked as out of place as this one.
And as out of place as this painted mountain in the middle of the desert.
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