Close to the Mexican border, the South of California isn’t the most touristy part of the state, but there’s a lot to see anyway. From the coastline of San Diego to the alternative community of Slab City via the desert of Anza-Borrego and Salvation Mountain, here are my favourite pictures of Southern California!

🇫🇷 Près de la frontière avec le Mexique, le sud de la Californie n’est pas la zone la plus touristique de l’Etat, mais il y a pourtant bien des choses à découvrir. De la côte de San Diego à la communauté de Slab City en passant par le désert d’Anza-Borrego et Salvation Mountain, voici mes photos préférées du sud de la Californie !

Point Loma cemetery in San Diego

Point Loma cemetery with San Diego in the background

Sunset over Point Loma cemetery in San Diego

Sunset over Point Loma cemetery in San Diego

Torrey Pines State Reserve

Torrey Pines State Reserve

Torrey Pines State Reserve

Badlands in the Torrey Pines State Reserve

Badlands in the Torrey Pines State Reserve

Torrey Pines State Reserve

Anza-Borrego desert

Anza-Borrego desert

The desert of Anza-Borrego with Salton Sea in the background

Palm canyon, Anza-Borrego

Palm canyon, Anza-Borrego

Flowers in the dry Palm canyon, Anza-Borrego

The oasis of Palm canyon, Anza-Borrego

The oasis of Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego

The oasis of Palm canyon, Anza-Borrego

Palm trees in the oasis of Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego

The oasis of Palm canyon, Anza-Borrego

Palm canyon oasis, Anza-Borrego

Cactus, Anza-Borrego desert

Careful of the thorns!

Straight roads in Anza-Borrego

Slot canyon in Anza-Borrego

Slot canyon in Anza-Borrego

Slot canyon in Anza-Borrego

Slot canyon in Anza-Borrego

The Carizzo Badlands at sunset, Anza-Borrego

The Carizzo Badlands at sunset, Anza-Borrego

Cactus, Anza-Borrego

The Carizzo Badlands at sunset, Anza-Borrego

Sunset over Anza-Borrego

Arriving at Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

The portrait of Chris McCandless in a room of Salvation Mountain: his life was told in the movie and the book Into The Wild.

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Everything is painted around Salvation Mountain!

A truck in the desert next to Salvation Mountain

A painted truck next to Salvation Mountain

Slab City seen from the top of Salvation Mountain

The entrance of Slab City

The Range, an open air stage in Slab City

A christmas tree in Slab City

The entrance of East Jesus, an art installation in Slab City

East Jesus, Slab City

The TV Wall in the art installation of East Jesus, Slab City

Home for abandoned Teddy Bears, Slab City

When you leave Slab City…

Salton Sea

A dead fish on the shore of Salton Sea

The ruins of Bombay Beach on the shore of Salton Sea

The ruins of Bombay Beach on the shore of Salton Sea

The ruins of Bombay Beach on the shore of Salton Sea

The ruins of Bombay Beach on the shore of Salton Sea

The Ski Inn, known to be the “lowest bar in the Western Hemisphere” in Bombay Beach