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Shawnté Salabert

Shawnté Salabert

Shawnté Salabert is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer interested in the connections between humans and the natural world. Her work has appeared in Adventure Journal,AFAR, Alpinist, Backpacker, The California Sunday Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, Modern Hiker, Outside, SIERRA, and SNEWS, among other outlets. She is the author of "Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California," which is available via Mountaineers Books.

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Searles Valley welcome sign. | Osceola Refetoff
The economic, social, and environmental woes of Trona are common to communities built around extractive industries. But even after the 2019 earthquake, the residents of the mining town remain "Trona Strong."
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