Had we known what awaited us we would have left Indio, CA a lot sooner. We were a bit concerned as we drove further and further south on the east side of the Salton Sea because it was so desolate. A featureless, quiet, barren drive that left us feeling like we were going nowhere. Salvation Mountain was a unique, off beat, quirky, outrageous, altogether other world experience. But, oh my, is there color there!