# me and the Salton Sea - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/me-and-the-salton-sea/ - Published: 2013-01-29T05:15:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout The cold, snow and ice has gripped my hometown in a killer’s vice, the inversion of dirty pollution has one coughing like a coal miner. It was time for warmer weather and to see if the sky was still blue somewhere in the world. [the_ad id=”11876″] What I found could be the start of the zombie apocalypse, which suited my mood just fine. [[ California’s largest lake is fed by the Colorado river, and has no outlet. The rising salinity endangers all that make this a temporary or permanent refuge. Nothing is safe : fish, bird, human. [[ I walk into a killing field of Tilapia. The appearance of a sandy shore, upon further inspection, is nothing more than the grounded remains of the fish that can’t survive the rising salt content. [[ The sun is deceptively warm, and burns skin bright red. Trains appear out of nowhere, screaming their maddening shrill along the desert landscape like a haunted ghost. Mirages of double rainbows heighten my vision, floating carcasses appear as picturesque images in the crystal clear waters. [[ I sit and wait for the end of the world. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/me-and-the-salton-sea/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20me%20and%20the%20Salton%20Sea&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fme-and-the-salton-sea%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/me-and-the-salton-sea/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/me-and-the-salton-sea/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/me-and-the-salton-sea/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/me-and-the-salton-sea/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading… ## Comments ### By: Suzy - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/me-and-the-salton-sea/#comment-465 - Published: 2013-02-10T17:20:31-07:00 You certainly capture the Salton Sea. It is sort of this remarkably unhopeful place for living things. Loading...