Magical Mystery Tour 2010

01/30/2010 - 9:00am
01/30/2010 - 4:00pm
Location: 
Meet at Christmas Circle, on Palm Canyon Drive in Borrego Springs

Instructors: Ron Poitras and Richard Orne.
Fee: $45 or $35 for ABF members

Enjoy a tour of the wondrous and sometimes mysterious sites surrounding the Salton Sea Basin. Led by geographer and urban planner Ron Poitras and architect Richard Orne, this caravan driving tour will include a various and sundry assortment of architectural curiosities, fringe settlements, and geological oddities.

Sites we will visit include the Salton Sea Yacht Club, Obsidian Butte, Sonny Bono Wildlife Sanctuary (restroom stop), the famous mudpots, Niland architecture, Salvation Mountain and Slab City, Bombay Beach, Salton Sea State Recreation Area, Bat Cave Butte and North Shore.

 
This day-long excursion will end at approximately 4 pm. Please come prepared to carpool with a full tank of gas, lunch, snacks, water, sturdy footwear, hat, sun block, and your sense of humor.

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