we went to bombay beach. it's not an abandoned neighborhood - there are some abandoned structures, but there are also a lot of (mostly janky) occupied houses and mobile homes. lots of dead fish and barnacles on the beach. very weird place.

we didn't find any abandoned developments, just a few abandoned buildings of varying degrees of interest. i tried driving toward what may have once been a neighborhood but it quickly became clear that the road had been consumed by the mud flats, and there was to be no driving in that direction without becoming very very stuck.

i later learned that there are bubbling mud pots on the western side. that would have been interesting to see. we did find the hot springs near slab city. nice hot water, not the most pleasant spot to soak though.