Salvation Mountain! Imagery Rising From The Desert Plateau Photo Gallery by Dan Chusid at pbase.com

Salvation Mountain! Imagery Rising From The Desert Plateau

Eccentric folk-artist Leonard Knight's personal quest to build a majestic,
colorfully painted ode to God in the Southwest California Desert in
Niland, California, just east of The Salton Sea

Details of his life, motivation & overviews of the imagery
are written under many of the photographs.
There are several groups of photos made from many trips there.
Click on a photo and follow the arrows to view more in full size.

Leonard and Salvation Mountain were featured in the movie "Into The Wild".

Comments are always appreciated.
Thanks.

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Leonard Knight	Leonard's Paint	Flower Demo	YellowBrick Road	God Bless America
Leonard Knight	Leonard With His Award From Barbara Boxer	Leonard Knight & Friend Merle	Cameras Of Yesteryear	Leonard Knight & Cooper
Leonard Knight	Leonard Knight's Hot Air Balloon	Man on a Mission	All Dressed Up	Leonard Knight
Welcome to the Mountain	Come Together	Salvation Mountain	Within The He(art)	A Rainbow of Colors
Mound of Flowers	Leonard Knight	Looking Down The Barrel	Salvation Mountain	Jesus' Truck
Lord's Prayer	National Geographic	Pulpit on Wheels	Yellow Brick Road Self Portrait	Rolling Home
Overview	Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain	Ammo Bunker	Salvation Mountain
Just Another Day at the Mountain	Salvation Mountain	Love Shack	Salvation Mountain	Re-born to Run
Salvation Mountain	Traversing the Yellow Brick Road	Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain
Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain
Tourists at The Mountain	Truck Bed	Tractor Folk Art	Ceiling Detail	Christmas Day 2004 At The Mountain
Living Quarters	Artwork On One Of Leonard's Vehicles	Salvation Mountain	Leonard's Friend Merle	Face Of Salvation Mountain

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Zanne		03-Jun-2011 21:51
I've read all kinds of articles on this man Leonard, and I am in awe of him and his mission of LOVE! I can only hope to one day meet him and tell him how much of an inspiration he is to me. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful pictures. This is the best gallery yet that I have seen from Salvation Mountain :)Peace, Zanne

Guest		05-Feb-2011 19:43
Really fine gallery, Dan. vote

Wei O'Connell		03-Feb-2011 06:45
Amazing story! Great work, Dan.

Lee G		27-Jun-2010 17:01
Still my favorite Leonard Knight gallery. Looking at your early images and comparing them to recent photographs makes it easy to see the changes that Leonard has made to his project over the years. Nicely done, Dan!

Peter Grundmann		03-Dec-2008 14:41
Just amazing! What an amazing place!There are so many fatastic shots here.

Michelle Small		21-Jun-2008 00:58
This is a very special tribute to Mr. Knight. Well Done!! V!

Guest		08-Mar-2008 23:12
Interesting and colorful gallery. I love artists who follow their dreams. Bravo to Leonard!!

Larry & Kadi Edge		21-May-2007 20:32
We have been visiting Leonard since we moved to the Coachella Valley and discovered Salvation Mtn in 1997. It is a wonderful, sort of magical place and we just love to visit Leonard as often as we can and bring along or send friends to see his marvelous creations all for the Love of Jesus and God. God is Love, Larry & Kadi Edge

Guest		19-May-2007 19:15
We wanted to go here when we visited the Salton Sea, but either it was lightheadedness from the dead fish stench or the heat that made us forget all about taking the detour. Leonard Knight looks like a real character.

Guest		05-Feb-2007 03:00
What a really interesting gallery! I really enjoyed that.

Paradoxal Studio Classic		24-Dec-2006 14:24
It looks a fabulous place !

Paradoxal Studio Classic		24-Dec-2006 14:24
Just amazing ! :oO

Guest		24-Dec-2006 14:23
Just amazing ! :oO

Ann Cleeves		29-Nov-2006 00:14
What an amazing place! There are so many fantastic shots here.

Guest		08-Nov-2006 17:24
What a fabulous place to visit,Dan - no wonder you have made numerous trips.A wonderful gallery full of colour and atmosphere.

Guest		08-Nov-2006 04:39
I had read a book that was mentionning the place, now I can see it. Thanks, Dan!

Lee G		06-Nov-2006 16:55
Great gallery! What a visual kaleidoscope in the middle of the desert!

Streetworks Photography		06-Nov-2006 09:04
frascinating captures -- you tell the story quite well, I must head out there myself

Guest		23-Oct-2006 10:47
Thanks for sharing this most intersting place with us. You captured it really well.

Guest		12-Oct-2006 18:22
Thanks for the wonderfull visit. Strange exotic odd out-of-thid-world, but personnaly I dont feel whe should be painting rocks.

Dan Chusid		28-Aug-2006 13:32
Live link:http://www.salvationmountain-site.com

Jerry Sexton		28-Aug-2006 11:40
Leonard now has his own website and email address. Would be nice if you would put a link on your web page. www.salvationmountain-site.com

Jen Bixler		26-Jun-2006 03:00
Awesome gallery Dan.

don nieman		20-Dec-2005 11:29
This is quite a story! You have told it well here in these photographs. He's a very lucky man, to have a passion and to be willing to do what it takes to follow that passion. Maybe lucky isn't the word.

Naomi		14-Dec-2005 13:49
Not only is Mr. Knight a great artist, but he is obviously committed to his faith. Great photos, Dan!

KimKong		20-Nov-2005 12:07
This gallery was like visiting another planet... Colorful, intense and very creative. Well done Dan for the portrait of this man and his world, and well done for your cover shot! Kim

Robin Reid		27-Oct-2005 20:39
This is an excellent series of images documenting this guys dream

Roland		05-Aug-2005 11:18
Visited Leonard in 2002. Very remarkable man he is. It is but a few times in a lifetime one meets a truly dedicated person. Leonard is such a person. No matter what you think of his subject it is the energy in the soring heat of the dessert that makes you respect this man. Roland Bakker, The Netherlands.

Jose Canovas		03-Aug-2005 22:09
Very interesting reportage. Thanks Dan! So, I enjoy photography meanwhile get instructed

Greg McCroskery		07-Feb-2004 06:04
Just for the record, Leonard appears to believe in the same thing that many millions of people have believed in over the past 2000 years. So, if he's 'friggin nuts' as one person commented, at least he's in a heck of a lot of company -- and that includes me (I just don't have near the artistic vision Leonard has!). This is a wonderful gallery -- great, colorful images. If I get a chance to go visit old Leonard I won't pass it up! Thanks for sharing these great images! God Bless, Greg

Janet		13-Jan-2004 22:00
Some of the images here remind me of places in our outback where artists hang out, Coober Peddy and Silverton come to mind in particular. Great images. Cheers! Janet

Paul Teixeira		10-Jan-2004 10:21
Nice reportage. I'm looking forward to more of these kind of picture sets! Best regards, Paul

Nicole Meuwese-van Rhee		09-Jan-2004 22:45
Hello Dan, what a colourful picture`s, lovely, greetings from Nicole...

Guest		09-Jan-2004 22:40
Unique and very interesting work, fantastic! Cheers, Lisa

Adalberto Tiburzi		09-Jan-2004 06:20
Very well done reportage. Although I far from these topics, I have enjoyed it a lot. And this has to be the role of photography, to get people come closer each other. Hope my english doen't sound too bad ;-)

Guest		08-Jan-2004 16:19
Dan, Its great to see Leonard on Pbase. We go dove hunting in Niland, CA ( about 5 minutes from Salvation Mountain and Slab City). We never knew it existed until a special on KCET showed it one night. Now, every year we go up there in Sep. and Nov. we go visit Leonard. He is an amazing guy. (And I am not a "Jesus Freak") He has passion in what he does and does it well. Every year we go up there, we see the new stuff he has added. He has no job, no money, but a vision of how he wants his mountain to look. All of the paint is donated by people who have stumbled across this huge bright spot in the middle of a California Desert. To all you Pbase'rs if you are in Ca. and in the middle of the desert and you have the chance, it is definatly worth the drive to see. Thanks! Steve

David		08-Jan-2004 13:45
Hi Dan, I've been receiving all your stuff to my e-mail. Everything is really great. Congratulations. David P from Colombia.

Corinne		08-Jan-2004 07:14
This guy's friggin' nuts. He's made a little world for himself out of his fanatacism in the middle of nowhere. Curious indeed. I like the pics of the tree hallways. We have Disneyland and Legoland--this is Jesusland! ;) Corinne.

Judy		08-Jan-2004 07:00
Thanks for this eye candy, DC. It is so refreshing and tasty. I live in a landscape that is like buttercreme icing. Sweet and bland.

Guest		08-Jan-2004 03:32
Very nice gallery Dan. Love the saturated colors.

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