{"article":{"id":120626,"heading":"New Year Hitchhiker Happening in Slab City","author":"digihitch.com","created":"2004-12-31 01:13:42","modified":"2013-11-11 00:31:50","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:31:50","article":"\n\r\n\r\n

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Slab City (Niland)
California

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\r\n New Year Hitchhiker Happening 2005
Slab City, California (Niland)
Dec. 30th - Jan. 2ndClick here for directions\r\n

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<\/small>)

Hitchhikers will be thumbing in from across North America. We will set up camp on the outskirts of The Slabs<\/i>, near Salvation Mountain.<\/td>\r\n

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.<\/p>\r\n

Visit gathering.digihitch.com<\/big> for full details.<\/b><\/p><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"hitchhap@digihitch.com","link":"http:\/\/gathering.digihitch.com\/slabs.php","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"A New Year's Hitchhiker Happening in the desert of Southern California is a celebration of the open road and a chance to connect with like-minded travelers. We will also be discussing safety and civil rights, and welcome all for discussion, live music, free camping and more near the town of Niland.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/12\/120626.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}