Since Leonard was asleep, I talked for a while with this guy, Mike. He said that he'd been out at Salvation Mountain for a couple weeks helping out. He was high in the branches using the head of a push broom to dust the monument. Dusting seemed a thankless task in the desert, but Mike was really informative. He also noted that he's one of only a couple people who work around Salvation Mountian beyond Leonard, who is in poor health at 79.