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[https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2012/10/02/162156270/portraits-from-slab-city-the-last-free-place-on-earth by Jordan G. Teicher 3/10/12 npr] | [https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2012/10/02/162156270/portraits-from-slab-city-the-last-free-place-on-earth by Jordan G. Teicher 3/10/12 npr] | ||
People come to Slab City, a squatter campsite in the Colorado Desert in southeastern California, for many reasons. But one sentiment seems to unite many of them: They want to avoid people like photojournalist Jessica Lum. That is: City people. Taxpayers. Media types. | People come to Slab City, a squatter campsite in the Colorado Desert in southeastern California, for many reasons. But one sentiment seems to unite many of them: They want to avoid people like photojournalist Jessica Lum. That is: City people. Taxpayers. Media types. | ||
=====SLAB CITY: This Abandoned Military Base In The Middle Of The Desert Is Home To Americans Looking To 'Get Off The Grid'===== | |||
[https://www.businessinsider.com/slab-city-another-place-to-give-up-on-the-american-dream-2012-2?r=US&IR=T by Robert Johnson 6/2/12 BUSINESS INSIDER] | |||
There are about 150 year-round residents called "Slabbers" who brave the 120 degree summer heat, on the border of Mexico, with no electricity or running water. The number of dwellers swells in the winter as "snowbirds" arrive to take advantage of the free RV parking and laid back lifestyle. | |||
