Desert Trash

The desert is a trash lovers paradise. A glimpse of discarded materials takes me into the past. I’ve now been to quite a few states with deserts. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Texas. That’s a lot of desert. And I’ve noticed that deserts in California have a lot of trash. More than the other states I’ve visited. I’ve spent the most time in California since I live here, so my experience is anecdotal.

Graffitied fridge in the California lavic fields. That’s lava behind it, the black rock which probably came out of the ground about 50,000 years ago.
Old bullet riddled Keep Out sign off of old Route 66
Discarded tires on old Route 66.
Love letter on an old rusty can in the Mojave desert.

Published by Chris Athanasiadis

Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio but currently residing in Santa Monica, California.

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