Salvation Mountain from the front

The very base of the mountain is just a flat wash of main abstract paint colors & shapes. To the left is a walkway that lets you climb up and stand near the base of the crucifix, at which point you be able to see all of the nothing that surrounds this bizarre man-made tribute to religious fervor.

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WuShufei says:

Sad that it should be so bizarre to you. The rarity of such personal dedication and inovation is a blot on mainstream society. Despite the grandiosity of this monument, it's vastly intimate and humanizing - the opposite of more common monstrosities to devolved passions such as are found in Vegas.

Perhaps this is one man's answer to that Babylon.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

drunkingham says:

Isn't the fact that it's such a rarity one of the primary qualities that make it so bizarre? I'm gonna go ahead and vote 'yes'.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

susanrudat says:

I second that vote.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

dashatron says:

where is this??
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Sister In Arms says:

I third that vote. And just for the record WuShufei the definition of Bizarre is: strikingly out of the ordinary: as a: odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode b: involving sensational contrasts or incongruities.

This is a perfect match for that definition.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

twowalkonwater says:

Wish I stayed coloring outside the line. As an adult, I learned to. Salvation Mountain adds to the inspiration that certain things I can keep outside the box if I want to.
The mountain speaks for itself. As people drive into the desert driveway, their faces already show amazement - even the brutal desert heat could not keep them in their nicely air conditioned environment-vehicles. It didn't matter where they had known about Salvation Mountain or how long ago. It does not matter whether they have a spiritual or religious bone in them or not. It does not matter if they are able to walk or need canes and wheelchairs. They come from near and far places. They come and leave with enthusiasm. Leonard Knight is a humble man who is so inspired by his Creator God. Leonard is focused and dedicated to the mountain that he would not leave it no longer than it takes to eat his meal, except, maybe, to take an extra minute or two to get a cetain color paint that he was inspired to color with. Not even sleep can take him out physically; he sleeps in his beautifully painted truck-house in the premises. It is simple living to the max. There is no electricity nor water in this desert place, however, there is a man with a heart electrified by his God and within the man a running living water. Visitors come from different parts of the world. Truly, it has become global for sometime now united with smiles on their faces. Many can not stay away and so they come once again and then again and again bringing along others. No one leaves this mountain without smiles on their faces - salvation smiles back at them. Other visitors come bearing a gallon or gallons of paint and donate money to buy paint or paint brushes. Children, who are old enough to walk up the mountain, beg their parents to go up again and again. Parents mostly oblige; perhaps they, too, secretly want too run up also. Bring your cameras and cooler. Load up your cooler with ice/water and allow yourselves be amazed by Salvation Mountain. Meet the man himself, Leonard Knight. He is a man who paints and lives outside the box and so does his Creator God. If he is not there, he will be back soon enough! It is worth the wait.
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