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Kelso Depot, East Mojave Desert, California
This old train depot in the East Mojave desert will soon become the headquarters of the new East Mojave National Preserve. Writer Reyner Banham has written the quintessential book on the American deserts, with a nice section devoted to this depot. His book Scenes in America Deserta isn’t easy to find, but it’s essential reading for desert  aficionados.

Kelso Depot

exuberance © Matt Jalbert 2001