Update Leonard & Salvation Mountain February 27, 2012, 06:49:08 pm Yahoo Message Number: 128840Yesterday's feature article in LA Times was about Leonard Knight and Salvation Mountain. (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salvation-20120226,0,2246706,full.story). The latest news about Leonard and his mountain project is on Facebook: [ https://www.facebook.com/SalvationMountain?sk=wall ] You'll read that Leonard is now in a special home near San Diego. The future of his beloved Salvation Mountain is in question, though several efforts are already underway. My two visits there included long talks with Leonard, some captured on video. Jack
Re: Update Leonard & Salvation Mountain Reply #1 – February 27, 2012, 10:54:18 pm Yahoo Message Number: 128841Thank you for the article. I was there last summer with my sister & her great granddaughter (age we thought it was great. when we were leaving JeanMarie asked if she could give him some money.....so I handed her $20 he was so kind gently asking her questions and giving her his full attention. Len will be missed and I do hope Salvation Mountain will be saved. It is a huge responsiblity.Betty Jean
Re: Update Leonard & Salvation Mountain Reply #2 – February 28, 2012, 11:27:20 am Yahoo Message Number: 128853Chuck and I stopped at Salvation Mountain on our way home from the LD rally at Quartszite. That was early in the month, and we were told Leonard had died the previous week. I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to him when I first camped there in 2004. I'm sure he's in a technicolor heaven somewhere. He's one person who surely has won Pascal's Wager. I encourage everyone who's traveling in the Salton Sea area to visit, as without Leonard's constant care, who knows how this work of love and art will survive. Beverly 2007 TK Brownian Motion
Re: Update Leonard & Salvation Mountain Reply #3 – February 28, 2012, 02:23:26 pm Yahoo Message Number: 128857You were indeed fortunate Beverly, to visit and know Leonard. There was no mention of him passing
Re: Update Leonard & Salvation Mountain Reply #4 – February 29, 2012, 06:54:14 pm Yahoo Message Number: 128896Just to clarify things a bit, Leonard has NOT died. He is living
Re: Update Leonard & Salvation Mountain Reply #5 – February 29, 2012, 08:18:47 pm Yahoo Message Number: 128898Oh MY GOSH! I met Kevin just last summer. He was truly taking care of Leonard. I am so sorry about his passing.Betty Jean