I turned right (north) onto Highway 111 to the Salton Sea. The town of Calipatria which like the Salton Sea is situated below sea level. I parked my car at the flagpole that is reportedly the tallest in the western hemisphere with the base at 184 feet below sea level and the top of the flagpole at sea level.

I passed through Niland and the turnoff to Slab City, the federal land where the snowbirds congregate during the winter months and recently features in the movie “Into the Wild”.