Featured A Day at the Mud Pots near Slab City

[Matt Derrick]

One of the less well-known spots near Slab City is an area about seven miles southeast, called the Mud Pots. The mud pots are bubbling pools of mud that are the result of geothermal areas with a shortage of water. They also form something called gryphons, small mud volcanoes about 6-7 feet high. Located at the corner of Davis and W Schrimpf road, it’s a fun place to go spend the day getting dirty as hell. Most everyone that visits comes back with a decent coat of grey mud all over their bodies, since the grey mud usually isn’t too hot to play around in, but damn, it’s a pain to wash off.

In late December 2011, I took some friends visiting us at East Jesus out to the mud pots and spent the day getting dirty and taking some great pictures.

About half a mile further north of the Mud Pots is an abandoned building most people in The Slabs refer to as the old brothel. Rumor is that it was a house of ill repute back in the day, but I’ve never tried to research or confirm this, so take it with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, if you like exploring abandoned wastelands as much as I do, it’s a place worth visiting.

 

[roadohio]

These are some badass pics man, thanks for sharing them. I really want to get out to the desert sometime.. maybe stop by slab city and east jesus

 

[TRay G]

these are all sickkk. is that jay lenos daughter though? lol