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Salvation Mountain
KPBS visited Salvation Mountain in January 2012 and production assistant Claire Caraska captured these photos via the Instagram app for iPhone.
Salvation Mountain, a large-scale artwork by artist Leonard Knight, is located just east of Niland, Calif.
Published on January 26, 2012
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Published on January 26, 2012
Signs welcoming different clubs to Slab City.
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Welcome sign at Salvation Mountain.
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One of the trucks that artist Leonard Knight lived in.
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A photo of artist Leonard Knight on the front of his truck.
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A mailbox is one of many objects that Leonard Knight painted at Salvation Mountain.
Published on January 26, 2012
A boat painted by Leonard Knight at Salvation Mountain.
Published on January 26, 2012
Over the years, visitors have donated thousands of gallons of paint. Several cans sit at the base of the mountain.
Published on January 26, 2012
A window decal on an abandoned car parked at Salvation Mountain.
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A detail of the mountain.
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A detail of the mountain.
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Leonard Knight's painting adorns various items around the mountain.
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Leonard Knight's message of universal love is painted on various parts of the mountain, as well as items around the mountain.
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Leonard Knight constructed Salvation Mountain using adobe, hay and thousands of gallons of paint.
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One of the donated trucks, which Leonard Knight painted and converted into his house.
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A view of the shrine built inside the mountain.
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Salvation Mountain at dusk.
Published on January 26, 2012
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