I HEART JOSHUA TREE

Last weekend I took a road trip to Joshua Tree with five of my girlfriends for a fun honky tonk desert party at Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown.  We rented an amazing house that rested on 400+ acres of land out in the middle of the desert.  No kidding, we took four different dirt roads to get there.

Our views were spectacular and so was the folk festival at Pappy’s on Saturday which headlined one of my favorite bands, Chris Robinson Brotherhood.  A friend of mine and I went to see him last year at the same venue, but this time the bands played outside which turned out to be a magical setting for the festivities.

I can’t explain to you how much I love Joshua Tree.  The landscape is so unique to this area and is the only place that you can spot actual joshua trees.  Mountains are made of boulders while the clouds tell stories in the sky.  Hot nights with a cool desert wind are topped off with some of the most epic stargazing that I have ever witnessed.

Pappy and Harriet’s is one of the best venues that I have been to in California(it’s currently running a close tie with The Henry Miller Library in Big Sur).  It is “The” place in town for live music and people go there from all over California and beyond.  Everyone that you can imagine has played there  at some point in their career and most musicians will always list it as one of their favorite places to perform.  I completely understand why.

Here are some pics to try and tell the story of a magical weekend in the desert.

You know you are getting close when you see these…

A glimpse at the landscape

Sunset by the pool

The perfect setting

The gang ready for the festival

Decorative jawbones

Beautiful colors of the desert

The crew out on our property

The road out

Entrance to the venue

Stirring up the magic

The bbq set up outside

The cowboy scene..it was good

The decor

Two little cowgirls sitting on a bench

The hippie/cowboy/hipster that is Joshua Tree

Turquoise adorned

Beachwood Sparks

One of my favorite shots of the weekend

Bands outside, bands inside

My girls

The indoor setting

Stephanie and the legendary Terry Reid

Pioneer women

Back door view

My favorite local

Chris Robinson Brotherhood at sundown

The hypnotic and mesmerizing Chris Robinson

Desert sunset

A token from the festival

Till next time…..Chief

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Many pictures were taken with Instagram and almost all were used with a Hipstamatic lens.