The Joshua Tree National Park has been closed because of the govt shut down. We kinda thought we could just roll up and in because Park Blvd is kind’ve a through street- although it takes you through 100 miles into Blythe. We pulled up to the park with weird articles of clothing and palm fronds as… Read More The Westering Star: Part 3 – Acid Stars
I think I’m beginning to really understand the cultural context behind the term the “Lonesome West.” I went from feeling overcrowded in the city to isolating myself in the middle of the Mojave desert. Out here there’s the same kind of weirdos to be weary of, but not really. Actually, the weirdos out here are… Read More The Lonesome West
Thursday, October 10, 2013, I’m sitting in a slice of sunshine on the couch in my temporary living room in Joshua Tree eating about 3-5 ice pops, waiting. Alexis and Lauren are on their way down the coast and into the desert from Humboldt. They arrived a day later than planned and I was really… Read More The Westering Star: Part 2, Phosphorescent
My past four months of exploring the wild west started in the vast and oft remote Mojave desert, which is now built upon and attracting many kindred spirits to the high desert, specifically Joshua Tree, California. My first draw to this land of otherworldy landscapes and yucca trees came to me in a dream where… Read More The Westering Star: Part 1, September
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