NYE Trip

Hosting a NYE party has been a long standing tradition for us.  But, this year we're doing something quite different, taking the EDGE on 6-day excursion to southern CA and spending NYE in a municipal park we like.  The park is in Yucaipa and has a muni golf course nearby.
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En route, we'll spend a couple nights in Slab City, aka The Slabs, an abandoned WWII military base southeast of the Salton Sea.  Slab City, featured in the movie Into the Wild, is now an off-the-grid (boondocking) hangout for RVers.  The 'permanent' population is a colorful mix of dropouts, aging hippies, Jesus freaks and artist wannabes.  Come winter, hundreds of RV snowbirds join the action, most of which I assume, are relatively mainstream types.
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Over the years, the locals have created many pieces of imaginative junk art and have painted graffiti/murals on the few remaining structures.  There's a year-round flea market (of course) and there's often live music in the evenings.  It's an interesting one of a kind place and the natives are reputedly friendly and fun.  I'll take lots of pix for the blog so check back in late December. 
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Ho, ho, ho.  I've gotta go.