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New Year Hitchhiker Happening 2005 Slab City, California (Niland) Dec. 30th - Jan. 2ndClick here for directions
190 miles south east of Los Angeles and 129 feet below sea level is the off-the-grid community of Slab City, California. Located four miles east of Niland on an abandoned Navy base, Slab City isn't actually a city at all. It's more a loose community of squatters, snowbirds and nomads who've pitched camps across 640 acres of open desert.
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A Hitchhiker Happening is a place to share resources with other travelers and celebrate the open road. Slab City has been a welcome place for hitchhikers, and we plan to celebrate the New Year with a road culture kick-off. (...more about Hitchhiker Happenings)
Hitchhikers will be thumbing in from across North America. We will set up camp on the outskirts of The Slabs, near Salvation Mountain. |
The Range, a no-permit, open air theater sits at the epicenter of "town" and will host several of our events. Reminiscent of a 1960s commune, The Range sports a large stage sandwiched between two dilapidated hippy busses parked on one of the city's namesake cement slabs. The facility boasts a small bar, several rows of salvaged airliner seats and a trash-barrel fire to keep you warm at night. This is truly a classic venue.
Visit gathering.digihitch.com for full details. |