Salton Sea

Never a dull moment: Very windy and dusty today, in Coachella Valley, so what to do when visibility is so poor? Visit the Salton Sea, a place you don't necessarily want a good look at anyway. The place is very much a sign of environmental destruction.
". . . the shallow lake (California's largest) is shrinking, subjecting the area to harmful levels of toxic dust from fertilizer and pesticides after years of using the water for agriculture."
Then on the way home, all of traffic came to a halt before creeping along through a huge blast of dust. (See Extras.)
No wonder Happy Hour was so much fun once we got home. No wonder you leave your shoes in the garage.