If you live in southern California, and have driven the 15 to Las Vegas, or vice versa, you've been by this exit (out in the middle of nowhere) and probably wondered, whats with the name? What's down it... A lot of history, and interesting stuff!

It's unfortunate, but most of the other videos on YouTube mischaracterize this place. It is not abandoned, it's not spooky, haunted, or scary, it's beautiful, and has a colorful history.

It was once a church, run by a man named Curtis Howe Springer, who didn't always play by the rules. He ran a health resort and ministry on this land for decades. Way ahead of his time, he was a proponent of healthy living, and pitched his health foods, healthy juices, and the like. His evangelist radio show reached millions of people all over the world. He took in the downtrodden, and charged whatever they could afford, even if it was nothing. He offered Mineral Baths in his purported "Healing" waters, Raised rabbits onsite, grew fresh vegetables, tea's, and sold several "Miracle Cures" which were generally vegetable juices, or minerals collected from the Playa. Curtis even helped save a fish from extinction. The miracle cure claims eventually got the attention of the government, and they foreclosed on his mining claims (his mineral collection didn't meet their definition of mining, and was deemed to be here illegally) and evicted him from this place after a long court battle. The property was then given to the Cal State system, and is now the "Desert Studies Center". Many of the original structures are still standing, leaving a testament to a person, who's energy in this world was powerful and surreal...

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"If I had eternity to spend, and with someone I love, I might choose to spend it here, and explore those playas and every sand dune on the horizon... wouldn't be enough to satisfy my hearts curiosity, wanderlust and my thirst for the surreal energy of the desert..."


-Ed, Surreal Adventure.



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Chapters:

0:00 Zzyzx Rd & Bighorn Sheep.
1:12 The Parking Lot & Interpretive Sign.
1:56 Walking The Outskirts.
2:35 Old Water Well.
2:49 E. Clampus Vitus Marker.
3:26 Interpretive Sign.
3:51 The Blvd Of Dreams.
4:05 Lake Tuendae.
5:15 A Boat In The Desert.
6:06 Walking The Old Resort.
6:50 The Old Pool House.
8:04 A Beautiful Scene.
8:20 The Old Hot Tub Building
9:08 The Sunrise Building.
10:48 A Beautiful Vista.
10:59 Maintained Buildings & Desert Studies Center.
11:19 Walking The Middle.
12:17 On a Swing & End Credits.