1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: Get a I'm Lola Berry, nutritionist, author, actor, TV presenter, 2 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: and professional overshare us. This podcast is all about celebrating 3 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: failure because I believe it's a chance for us to learn, 4 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: grow and face our blind spots. Each week, all interview 5 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: a different guest about their highs as well as their lows, 6 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: all in a bid to inspire us to fearlessly fail. 7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: Hello Gangles. So last week I gave you a live 8 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: EPP from Yucker Valley. It was kind of an almost 9 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: an extended diary episode because we had been staying in Pioneertown, 10 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: Yucker Valley and had spent a lot of time in 11 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: Joshua Tree, and this time last year or about May 12 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: last year, I went and stayed in Palm Springs with 13 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: a few meets and did a different kind of a 14 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: trip hiking and all that kind of thing. So what 15 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 1: I wanted to do was put together an actual travel 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: to a guide for the whole area and cover like 17 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: all areas of interest because you have to kind of 18 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: like drive through slash past Palm Springs to get to 19 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: Joshua Tree. Same goes for like you're so close to 20 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: Pioneertown and Yucker Valley is like next door, like on 21 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: the outskirts of Joshua Tree. So they're all within a radius, 22 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: especially where we stayed, Yucker Valley, Joshua Tree, and Pioneertown, 23 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: they're like all within five to ten minutes of one 24 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: one another. Palm Springs is about forty minutes. But if 25 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: you're staying in l A and you're like, I want 26 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: a little get away, you can do it all in. 27 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: You could do it all in three nights four days, 28 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: but I would say if I were you, I'd probably 29 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: booked four nights five days if you want to soak 30 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: up all of this area. So I'm giving you a 31 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: full blown guide, and I've essentially put together all the 32 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: things I did last year and this year so that 33 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: you have a little guide. There are some hacks as well, 34 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: and so I'm going to share them with you. So 35 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: this episode, it's not an interview episode. It is just 36 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: a travel guide, not just but it is a travel 37 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:25,679 Speaker 1: guide for Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Yucker Valley, Pioneertown, all 38 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: in the same area. Road trip distance from Los Angeles. 39 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: No matter where you're staying in Los Angeles, you will 40 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: get there within two and a half to three hours, 41 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: So you are gonnit a car. That's the first piece 42 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: of advice. I've got about fort different books open here. 43 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: I've got my laptop open. Okay, so let me just 44 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: get this little book that I have. With all the 45 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: vintage shopping. We did touch on a lot of the 46 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: vintage shopping last time, Here we go. Last time I 47 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: was chatted to you, but I just thought the good 48 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: thing about me. Here we go, got it, got it, 49 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: got it, got it, got it, got it, God got 50 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: it then lost it was the one thing I had 51 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: to do. Everything else is there we go? Here we go. 52 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: So first things first, if you're staying in la for 53 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: like a couple of weeks or even a month, and 54 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: you're like, oh, because it's the city, it can really 55 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: weigh you down and it's beautiful, but so also a 56 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: beast and sometimes you just got to get out of 57 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: the big smoke. Same goes for if you live in 58 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: Sydney or Melbourne. You kind of like it's a little 59 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: great little getaway to kind of like get out into nature. 60 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: This is a great option. So if you were going 61 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: to get out and say to a five day getaway, 62 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: here's how it would go, And here's what I would 63 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: recommend doing get on the road in the morning, wait 64 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: for the work traffic to go, so like anytime after nine. Essentially, 65 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: I think we got on the road around ten thirty 66 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: and it took us about two and a half hours 67 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: to get to Pioneertown or to the entrance of Pineertown, 68 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: which was Yucker Valley. You. The way I would recommend 69 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: doing it though, is go into Palm Springs first, because 70 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: it's like another city, right, So once you get into 71 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: Joshua Tree, Yuca Valley, Pineyertown, there's not too many supermarkets, 72 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: grocery stores and stuff like that. So I would be like, 73 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: do the start of your trip somewhere in Palm Springs. 74 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: There are epic Airbnbs, there are great hotels there. I 75 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: have a list of a couple of hotels for you actually, 76 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: because it is just like such a great little such 77 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: a great little spot, and so there's so many options, 78 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: and can I say they were all like really great 79 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: deals too. So let's start with Palm Springs. Get your 80 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: pens out if you're writing notes. If not, just come 81 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: back and listen to this later. But basically, where is 82 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: my little list of Of course I was here, we go, 83 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: got it all. I was very feeling very prepared for this. 84 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: Now I'm like doing all juggling in front of you. 85 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: But anyway, Palm Springs either stay in Airbnb. I stayed 86 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: at an Airbnb called Wild Luxury House that my friend 87 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: Lily Jones, and it was awesome. You definitely still need 88 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: a car to get around and to get into town 89 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: and whatnot, so if you don't want to say an 90 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: Airbnb for whatever reason, although Airbnbs are a great option 91 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: with Palm Springs, these are some great hotels. There's the 92 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: Parker Hotel. It also has a great restaurant and a 93 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: great little bar as well, so even if you don't 94 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: stay there, it's nice to go there for a little martini. 95 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: I went there with my friend Alex. We got martinis 96 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: and I think we got Mexic like Taco's for dinner 97 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: there as well. The other two hotel spaces that were 98 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: quite well priced are the Jazz Hotel and Court caught Akia, 99 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: Ko r Akia, and they were like about two hundred 100 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 1: dollars a night, not too bad. It's very similar to 101 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: Airbnb's so you'd probably start off in Palm Springs. Like 102 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: I said, it's a little city you can do luxury 103 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: shopping there. It's got a great night life. It's got 104 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: like great kind of like drag shows all that kind 105 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: of thing, so you can really live that city lifestyle. 106 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: There's a little cafe that I went to that I've 107 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: been looking for for the last half an hour, but 108 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: it was on Lolla Street. I think it's called the 109 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: Coffee Cartels, but it was on Lowell Street. It was 110 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: really nice. I remember taking a photo of the street sign. 111 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: So Palm Springs was like a little city. There's a 112 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: Marilyn Munroe statue, great nightlife and you can kind of 113 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: live that just luxurious, great life. There's a Trader Joe's there, 114 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: there's a Ralph's there, there's cvs there. There's a lot 115 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: of things you can get if you're moving on to 116 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: saying Joshua Tree the next couple of days. So Palm 117 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: Springs just feels like a mini city. It's got that 118 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: really cool fifties architecture vibe, like and you can really 119 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: research the architecture with like Frank Sinatra had a house 120 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: out there and you can like walk past it. I'm 121 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: pretty sure Elvis Presley had a house out there and 122 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: you can just literally walk past it. And the local 123 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: folks are so lovely. They'll be like, that's so and 124 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: so's house, and you'll google it and it'll be like 125 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: some incredible actress from like the fifties, you know what 126 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: I mean. So definitely just give yourself time to walk 127 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: the streets of Palm Springs and it really feels like 128 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, if you saw the Florence Blue Harry 129 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: Styles movie called Don't Worry Darling, obviously it must have 130 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: all been shot out there. It's all that kind of vibe. 131 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: There's a really great little park if you just want 132 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: to like get a lay of the land. It's still 133 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,559 Speaker 1: in town. You don't need to leave town. It's called 134 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: Ruth Park. I believe I wrote this down just before. 135 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: It's called Ruth Hardie Park, and that's really close to town, 136 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: so you can get a coffee, sit in the park, 137 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: just some people watching and if you've got a dog. Obviously, 138 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: Palm Springs all these areas are great to travel with dogs. 139 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: So many Airbnb is a dog friendly as well. Out here. 140 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: It's like California is like, I feel like the dog 141 00:07:54,760 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: capital of Americana. So yeah, I would say great food, 142 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: great nightlife, easy like Palm Springs is just really easy. 143 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: It's like a little mini city, got a real cool fifties, 144 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: a collecting kind of vibe as well. And like I said, 145 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: you can do luxury shopping. It's awesome. So what I 146 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: would do on your last morning of Palm Springs before 147 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: you head to Joshua Ta or anything like that, is 148 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: do a big Trader Joe's shop. It's going to be 149 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: cheaper and they've got the goods. And Trader Joe's has 150 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: really reasonable and cheap booze too, So if you know 151 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: you're going away, like we did a big Trader Joe 152 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: Shop in Palm Springs with our mates before we went 153 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: to the Airbnb in Yaka Valley. One other thing I 154 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: want to say is from Palm Springs, I did two 155 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: incredible hikes, not linked to Joshua Tree, but Palm Springs 156 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: hikes arguably some of the best hikes I've done in 157 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: my life. And you know, I've lived in Barron Bay 158 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: and you know I've spent a lot of time in Hawaii. 159 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: They these hikes are up there. So the hikes that 160 00:08:55,880 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: I did, I entered what's called the Indian Canyons. When 161 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: you pay an entrance fee to enter this National Park 162 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: because I believe it is. The land has been handed 163 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: back over and so you pay an entry fee to 164 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: go to these parks. I hope I'm saying all that correctly. 165 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: But the first place I went to is Palm Canyon Trail. 166 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: It is literally an oasis in the middle of the desert, 167 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: like beautiful palm trees, like waterfalls in the desert, and 168 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: you can hike to get there, and it's so beautiful. 169 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: There's a little trading post there at the Palm Canyon 170 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:39,599 Speaker 1: Trail really cool. I got really beautiful Native Indian American 171 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: like woven things that I sent home to Boss and 172 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. Really really cool. Trading post 173 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: is awesome. That hike is great. As soon as you 174 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: get there, though, it's like warning rattlesnake habitat extreme caution, 175 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh hooly Dooley. Didn't see one 176 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: there though, But it is the rocky bit where you're 177 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: walking down to get to the oasis would for sure 178 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: be like rattlesnake haven. So if you're going on a 179 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: hot day, just be like hyper aware and hyper vigilant. 180 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: This time of the year, it is summer over here 181 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: right now where July August, it's rattlesnake season, so you 182 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: just got to know that. But it is here in 183 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: La too, Like I've seen rattlesnakes in LA, in Santa Monica, 184 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: in Brentwood, like they're everywhere. I think I've seen six 185 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: rattlesnakes now and I saw one last week when we're 186 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: in Yuko Valley. It wasn't a rattlesnake though it was 187 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: called a coach whip snake. Anyway, I digress. So I 188 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: wanted to only have one day like free to do hikes, 189 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:38,319 Speaker 1: so I want to get as much in it as 190 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: I could. So I entered this Indian Canyon's kind of 191 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: like National Park area, and the first hike I did 192 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: was the Palm Canyon trail. That was the oasis in 193 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: the middle of the desert. That was incredible. And then 194 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: everyone said to me go and do Andreas Trail, sorry, 195 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 1: Andreas Canyon, and I was like great, and that was 196 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: much more like boulders and rocks, but it had like 197 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: this and waterfall that went through it also insanely beautiful. 198 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: But halfway on that hike, I saw a Golden Mahave rattlesnake, 199 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: the fastest and most venomous of all the seven different 200 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: types of rattlesnakes that live out there. So that trail 201 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: walk turned into a trail sprint very fast, and then 202 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: I saw another rattle snake on the way back, like 203 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: it was insane. I was just like, oh my god, 204 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: the rattlesnakes everywhere. They're like highly toxic too, like you've 205 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: got I think it's like a five to seven hour 206 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: window to get to hospital to get the anti venom 207 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: or you're goners. Like, it's pretty scary and they're quick. 208 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: So I didn't mean for this to be like hugely 209 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: snaky content, but I just want to let you know, 210 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: like if you are hiking and you're going in a 211 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: time where it is obviously summer or hot, just be aware. 212 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: I think if you go in the wintertime, because there's 213 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: literally snow on the mountains in the wintertime, I don't 214 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: think you'd have a problem with snakes. I've just just 215 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: I've been both times in the summer, and I've hiked 216 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: oh about ten am. I'm hiking both both times. Of 217 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: sin snakes, Okay, but write them down. Indian Canyons Palm 218 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: Canyon Trail and Andreas Kanyon Trail Okay, So that's all. 219 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: I did all of that in Palm Springs, right, and 220 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: I was already obsessed with Pioneertown just so you know 221 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 1: when I went to Palm Springs first, nunt. So I 222 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: went to Pineertown on my lonesome, on my own, and 223 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: flipping loved it, but I had to go again. What 224 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: I want to let you know about is Joshua Tree. 225 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 1: So Palm Springs tick done. You know where to go 226 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: for your food? You do, you trade Jose shops. You 227 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 1: get everything you need from CBS, which is a pharmacy. 228 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: You know, you get your boots, all that, You get 229 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,199 Speaker 1: all of that in Palm Springs. There's also a Palm 230 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: Springs Airport, so if you're meeting any other Americana friends, 231 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: they might meet you there. It's a really nice, easy 232 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: to get to airport. Just you know, just saying. Then 233 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: if you want to get into Joshua Tree, so basically 234 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: you have to pay to get into the National Park, 235 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: same thing as right, I was subscribing before. It's thirty 236 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: dollars for a seven day pass. So if you're staying 237 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: in an airbnb out in Joshua Tree, like what I 238 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: did on day one, go and get that pass because 239 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: it means you can go in and out as much 240 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: as you want. I've been to Joshua Tree into the 241 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: National Park just once. We didn't go into the National 242 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: Park this trip. It was probably a blessing in disguise 243 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: that we didn't because the days were about forty five 244 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: degrees celsius and the week before ed had hit fifty 245 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: degrees celsius. So again, the rattlesnakes and apparently when you've 246 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: got ac running in the car, the bees can swarm 247 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: the car, which doesn't sound too appealing. So I'm hoping 248 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: I can we can go back later in the unit 249 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: cools down and really have a fun time of hiking 250 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: and being in Joshua Tree and all the fun things. Right, 251 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: So Airbnb Joshua Tree or yuck About, they're next door neighbors. 252 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: They are literally not even five minutes from one another. 253 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: It's like there's this highway called twenty nine Palms Highway 254 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: and it runs all the way like Joshua Tree, Yucker Valley, Pineytown, 255 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 1: everything kind of runs off it and it's all within 256 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: a really close radius. So I do want to mention 257 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: the Joshua Tree hikes that are on my list because 258 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, if you're going there, it's like one of 259 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: the beautiful National parks of America. So the first thing 260 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: that I'm just going to list like four places to 261 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: hike if you get to go to Joshua Tree, so 262 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: Hidden Valley Nature Trail, it's an easy one mile loop 263 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: which is probably about what two and a half k's 264 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: and it's surrounded by tall boulders, so that's one thing. 265 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: You will see loads of Joshua trees, of course, but 266 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: you will also see like a lot of like rocks 267 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: and boulders. And then there's the Choler Cactus garden that 268 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: looks really really it's home to thousands of Toller cactuses 269 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: and they're also known as teddy bear cactus, so that's 270 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: another good one. Then there's the iconic Skull Rock, So 271 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: this is a rock that looks like an actual skull. 272 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: It's often very busy though, because people want selfies with 273 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: this skull rock. And then you have to get obviously 274 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: a photo with the Joshua Tree. You can get that 275 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: anywhere though. You can get that in Pineyertown, you can 276 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: get that in Yucker Valley, you can get that in 277 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: Joshua Tree. But they're like the hit. I know that 278 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: Hidden Valley hikers like super super famous, and I do 279 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: know that the Skull Rock is too. And I everybody says, 280 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: you want to watch a sunrise and a sunset in 281 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: the National Park. So they're totally things I want to 282 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: do when I'm their next. Now, the next thing that 283 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: should be one hundred percent on your your list when 284 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: you are staying in Joshua Tree, Yucker Valley or either 285 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: of those two locations is stargazing. I know that sounds 286 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: like a really hippie and we're with thing to do, 287 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: but we one night we turned the fire we had 288 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: a fire pit out of that, we turned the firepit off, 289 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: We turned the lights off in the pool and the 290 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: lights off in the house, and we're just like, let's 291 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: just do some stargazing because there were so many stars 292 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: out there and obviously not too much light pollution, and 293 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, someone saw a shooting star, and 294 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: then somebody else saw a shooting star, and then over 295 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: the course of one hour we saw like twenty five 296 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: to thirty shooting stars. Turns out we saw a meteor 297 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: shower that to me, I was like, oh my godness, 298 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: this is once in lifetime. They happen a bit, They 299 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: happen a bit out there. So I have like found 300 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: this website that lists all the meteor showers that happen 301 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: out in the Joshua Tree. The website is called visit 302 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: twenty nine dot org. So it's that twenty nine Palms Highway, 303 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: which is where all these places run off. But the 304 00:16:52,000 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: one that we saw was called the Delta, a quarried 305 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: meteor a quarried meteor shower peak, So that literally peaked 306 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: while we were there. Delta acquired metioid shower, so metioroid shower, 307 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: meteor shower. So my brain is doing brain farts right now. 308 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 1: It was incredible. It felt very once in a lifetime. 309 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 1: But as I researched, there is like meteor shower like 310 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: this one in August, there's one in October, there's one 311 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: in November and December, and no joke. You can see 312 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: the Milky Way perfectly, like you literally like, oh wow, 313 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: that's the Milky Way. So and I'm sure you could 314 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 1: get apps on your phone that tell you, like what 315 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: planet the really bright stars are highly recommend It's obviously free. 316 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: You can just look up at the sky and see it. 317 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: It was really fun. We also did Smalls by the 318 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: Fire too, highly recommend that, which is where Americans get 319 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: that gram Cracker chocolate and you burn a marshmallow and 320 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: put it between it and make a sandwich out of it. 321 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: Really really good. Obviously not healthy, but really really really good. 322 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: So that's my take on the nature things in Joshua Tree. Obviously, 323 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: the food and culture part of Joshua Tree is obviously 324 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: amazing too. Like we went to Tiny Pony for dinner 325 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: one night. There were so many like places that looked 326 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: really good. The copper room is meantally beautiful and a 327 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 1: great place to watch the sunset. Where else did we go? 328 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: Pioneertown has incredible foods the Red Dog Saloon as well 329 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: as Pappy and Harriet's. There are a lot of little 330 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 1: coffee shops and bakeries like Lunar Bakery. These are all 331 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: within a ten minute radius of one another, so like 332 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: whether you're staying Joshua Tree, Yucavelly, or Pineytown, you can 333 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: go to all these places. And I have to tell you, 334 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: the vintage shopping is insane to the membrane. It is 335 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: so good, not crazy expensive. So we did a lot 336 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: of vintage shopping, and if I'm honest with you, I 337 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 1: don't even think we touched the sides. But here's a 338 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: list of some of the ones. We went to a 339 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: lot of these Pioneer Crossing antiques. We went to the end. 340 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,199 Speaker 1: We went to this and that Desert Treasures. Didn't go 341 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: to Route sixty two. We went to Mahave Flea Trading Posts. 342 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 1: That was our best, that was our favorites. That's also 343 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: got local designers. We got some cool Pineer Town merch 344 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: from there. We got like, man got these incredible vintage 345 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,199 Speaker 1: Cowboy boots that were listed for one twenty five and 346 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: we got them for forty dollars insane. We both got 347 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: vintage Cowboy shirts like proper Western shirts. I got a 348 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: Pioneer Town T shirt. It was so good, highly holly. 349 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: I even got that this cool little Lost Oasis Joshua 350 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: Tree key chain that we now use, highly recommend. Oh ps, 351 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: I just saw something else I want to mention to you. 352 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 1: Then we went to the station that's more gift shops. 353 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: That's Joshua Tree, son of the Desert Joshua Tree Habitat. 354 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: We didn't go to White Vinyl. We didn't go to 355 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 1: like there are so many places we will be able 356 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:20,199 Speaker 1: to explore next time we're there. Health people, health nuts, 357 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: listen to this. There's this place called Bruja Alixe Lounge 358 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: and she makes these incredible like mushroom infused latt She's 359 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: also got like gummies like mushrooms for calming, mushrooms for tripping, 360 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: but not psilocybinn because it's illegal in California. You just 361 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,719 Speaker 1: got all these different types that are legal in California, 362 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: mushrooms like calming ones, chill ones. We took a calming 363 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: one and it was really really nice and mallow, really 364 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: really cool. Though. Another food place is called La Capony 365 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: that's meant to be really lovely. We went to Tiny Poty. 366 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: Like I said, Yuca Valley out Post is really meant 367 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: to be yummy. Frontier Cafe look really good for kind 368 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: of like breaking brunch. We didn't go, though. We went 369 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: to Lunas Our dough bakery kitchen in the desert came 370 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 1: up a lot. It looked beautiful. We just didn't have 371 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: enough nights to go. And then Desertio Alto that looked 372 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: really good. There's also on a Saturday in Joshua Tree 373 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: a farmer's market. We didn't get to go there. I 374 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: just found another list of hikes I made, but they're 375 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: pretty similar to where I just listed to. So that 376 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: Cholla Cactus Garden, Keys View at Sunset Hidden Valley is 377 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: the Rocks Oasis of Mara. Then there's the Bantadam. There's 378 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 1: a harder height called Ryan Mountain, and the Lost horse 379 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 1: Mine and forty nine Palms Oasis. They're a little bit harder. 380 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: Save them for when dad's in town. There's also a 381 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: cute little museum called the Crochet Museum. We didn't go 382 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: to that. Oh I really want to go to this. 383 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: It was shut and shut to August. It's called the Integratron. 384 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: You go there for sound baths. And the person that 385 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 1: made it made this perfect sphere and he believes and 386 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: says that it is the He had a dream and 387 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: aliens came to him and told him how to make 388 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: this perfect sphere without any metal in it's just wood 389 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: and wooden sphere. Totally going to get a sound bath there, 390 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: you could. That's a cool thing about Joshua Tree, more 391 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: so than Palm Springs, I would say, is you can 392 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,640 Speaker 1: have a very much a wellness adventure, like there's massage 393 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: there's yoga, there's pilates. You could like go to that 394 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: Elixa bar. There's a few little health shop places there. 395 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: It felt probably a little bit more health and wellness, 396 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: I would say than Palm Springs. Palm Springs probably felt 397 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: a bit more like bougie and nightlife to me. So 398 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: obviously both amazing. I had a really you only martini, 399 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: by the way, at the Tiny Pony. The pickle martini 400 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: was incredible. But I would say if I had to 401 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: tell you the actual highlights, and I know you will 402 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: have heard this on the diary pod and last week's pod, 403 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: which was kind of like an extended Palm Springs diary 404 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: from Palm Springs, which is what I really wanted to do, 405 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: I go. I guess I would call it more Joshua Tree. Anyway, 406 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: I would say Pioneering Town. And that's the second time 407 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: I've been to Pinytown, and we went again on our 408 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: last day, so I've been to Pioneertown three times and 409 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: I love it every single time, and I'm obsessed with 410 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 1: it and I just think it's amazing. But I also 411 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: love film and TV and it's where they shoot westerns. 412 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: And then I would say the stargazing was like pretty 413 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: mind blowing too, So it depends on what you're after. 414 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:43,159 Speaker 1: But I do think like you could really do a 415 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: Joshua Tree kind of like wellness, like resetting your energy, 416 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: focusing on manifesting. We did a lot of goal setting 417 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: when we were in Palm Springs and made some wishes 418 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: and wrote some wishes down. The thing to understand that 419 00:23:56,480 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: if you go in an American summer, so yeah, like June, July, August, September. 420 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: I know September is technically not summer, but it will 421 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: still be hot here. This summer really like lasts a 422 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: while in America or in Los Angeles, California. Just be 423 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: aware that it's common to hit like forty degree days 424 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: and like my friend that lives out there was like no, no, 425 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: it was over fifty. But then in that winter time, 426 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: more like going like November, October, November, December, I think 427 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: it would be a very different experience, very pleasant, very chill. 428 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: But the cool thing about going in the summer that 429 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: was in our favors we never had to book, we 430 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: never had to wait, we never had to line up 431 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: because it's the off season and so we didn't make 432 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,120 Speaker 1: any plans or reservations were just kind of like cool, 433 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 1: let's google this place and then go there. I don't 434 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 1: know if you could get away with doing that in 435 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: more the busier months, which I think are like is 436 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: it like all around like just I know it changes 437 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: around Coachella because that's out there, well, but I think 438 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: it's around that that April time is pretty April, May 439 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 1: is pretty busy there, and then that like October, November decend. 440 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 1: But I reckon it a pick up again. I could 441 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: be wrong. This is just going on the experiences that 442 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: I had when I was out there. I'm just gonna 443 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: pull out my Joshua Tree Traveler's Guide. I don't want 444 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: to miss anything. I mentioned that we stayed at Pioneertown Motel, 445 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: didn't I, And that's so you can literally stay on site. 446 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: We were looking at staying at the Joshua Tree Auto 447 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: camp site. So there is this whole site in Joshua 448 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: Tree and it's just airstreams, like silver Ball at Airstreams. 449 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: It looked so cool, but it was more expensive than 450 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: staying at Pineertown Motel, and we would just worry, like 451 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: like you're in you little air stream. But then I 452 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,959 Speaker 1: think the bathrooms and everything were communal and we were 453 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 1: like and it was very much like just chilling at 454 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: a like there was a communal pool and a communal 455 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:58,159 Speaker 1: like area and then it was the airstreams. I don't know. 456 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: We were kind of just like, ah, we kind of 457 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: on our own space, which we totally got at Pineertown 458 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: Motel and it was perfect because we had dinner and 459 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: everything out there. The other thing to mention about Pioneertown 460 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: if you're planning a trip Pappy and Harriet's, look it 461 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: up because they're not only famous for their food, like 462 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:17,719 Speaker 1: they do a lot of food on the grill, but 463 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: that like ribs and stuff, and that was in heaven. 464 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: But they also have a lot of live gigs, like 465 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: I saw Father John Misty is touring there. I think 466 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: next month Paul McCartney has toured there. Like it's had 467 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: some real great performance So if you're a muso, tickets 468 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: are usually about forty bucks and so you can kind 469 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: of like make a thing of it and you know, 470 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: go in, have dinner, go back, see the gig, and 471 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: it's a really great food to live music. I feel 472 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: like that's a great thing to do. But yeah, look 473 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: into the Joshua Tree Auto Camp Site, that's what it's called, 474 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:57,360 Speaker 1: and it looks really cool and bougie and amazing, but obviously, 475 00:26:57,520 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: like you've got to be cool with staying in a 476 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: caravan and spatially, like if you've got a doggo or 477 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: something that might be a bit tricky. What else is 478 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,959 Speaker 1: in this list that we loved. I'm just looking at 479 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: the I've got a big map here with all the 480 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: hotel places to stay. Yeah, so there's only five places 481 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: really that are hotels essentially to stay, twenty nine Palms 482 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: in Auto Camp Field Station, Hicksville Trailer Palace and Piney 483 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 1: Intail Motel, which is where we stayed. Food and beverage though, 484 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: you've got so many options, like there's even more than 485 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: I listened to you before. Another one that kept being 486 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: recommended was the des Fine Food Spaghetti Western comes up 487 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: all the time, and that's on that twenty nine's Palms Highway. 488 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: Technically that's in Morongo Valley, but that's again the base 489 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: of Yuka and Joshua Tree, so it's all within a 490 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: really like ten minute drive absolute maximum. The bar and 491 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: nightlife list is really cool. So that's that the Copper Room, 492 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: that's where you meant to go for sunsets. Joshua Tree Saloon. 493 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: We went there for a beer in the middle of 494 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: the day. I don't thrink beer, but the boys did 495 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 1: and that was cooled. That's where post Malon filmed his 496 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: last video clip, Masso Menos. We went there because we 497 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: thought it was going to be like coffee and pastries, 498 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: but it was just coffee. But I think at night 499 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 1: time it's a really nice bar out there. Bars meant 500 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: to be really good. Pappy and Harriet's've told you about 501 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 1: a bit Red Dog saloon. I've told you about a 502 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 1: bit snake Bite. Roadhouses meant to be like traditional roadhouse food. 503 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 1: We didn't go there, but I saw the signs for it. 504 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: So much retail in shopping, but remember so good if 505 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: you're into a vintage, because most of this stuff is 506 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: vintage time Echo vintage is meant to be amazing. We 507 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: did go there, we just didn't get anything. Maybe we 508 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: were vintaged out by that stage. And there's a lot 509 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: of like culture kind of like places that you can 510 00:28:55,480 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: go to that are like there's the Noah Before Foundation 511 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: that we will recommended that. There's that Integratron, which I'm 512 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: a thousand percent going to go to when it opens, 513 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: a lot of wellness stuff, a lot of like yoga 514 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: and not a lot, but like you've got your yoga, 515 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: you've got your pilates places, so you can totally go 516 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: there as a health nerd. And like time it in 517 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:24,239 Speaker 1: with the farmers market, and I'm sure people would have 518 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: multiple retreats out there so you could always keep your 519 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 1: eye on like things that are doing, people that are 520 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: doing Joshua Tree retreats. Maybe I should run one out there. 521 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: That could be fun, But there's so much going on. 522 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: And I've also got the Pioneer Town Gazette as well, 523 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: and that's the same list of food like incredible foodie spots. 524 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: Joshua Tree Coffee has a big following here and they 525 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: have their actual like you can get their beans at 526 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: all the health food stores here, but they've got their 527 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: actual like front shop there. Crossroads cafes meant to be amazing. Anyway. 528 00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: If I had to tell you where to go for 529 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: food if you want Americana experience, I would say Pappy 530 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: and Harriet's Red Dog Saloon and Americana. Hang On, I 531 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:15,959 Speaker 1: just saw one I was gonna try. Let's say it 532 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: to you tiny pony, Yeah, tiny pone. Get the pickle 533 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: martini so good. But they had full Americana food. It 534 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: was so so yummy. That is my like, how to 535 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 1: do all of Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Yucker Valley, Morongo Valley. 536 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: You're all in the Mahave Desert. They're like, it's all 537 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: one big area. I think you could do it beautifully 538 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,920 Speaker 1: without feeling rushed. Four nights, five days, moving around from 539 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 1: like a night or two in Palm Springs. I'll probably 540 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 1: only do a night in Palm Springs and then get 541 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: all your ingredients then go into Joshua Tree. But remember 542 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: I'm hippie, so I like the idea of stargazing and 543 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: seeing meteor showers and you know, like going to a mushroom, 544 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 1: a lize bar and having an experience. But it's like 545 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: I said, like there is so much cool stuff you 546 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: can do out there that is really holistic, but you 547 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: can also go and just have like a really fun, 548 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: let your hair down experience as well. The airbnb that 549 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: we stayed out in Yucker Valley is called the Black Cactus, 550 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: and they have a black and a white location all 551 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: in the Yucker Valley in the two locations that are 552 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: on the same block and land, but you feel totally 553 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: private from the other guys, and you've got an infinity pool, jacuzzi, 554 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: an outdoor fire place, and I tag them a fair 555 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: bit on my stories if you go back and watch 556 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: my Joshua Tree highlights, and their Insta handle is called 557 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: somewhere Underscore Joshua Tree. So they have quite a few 558 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: airbnb and properties in that area. So I think I 559 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: would highly recommend airbnbing. It's a great idea and you know, 560 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: if you're meeting mates, split it and makes it so 561 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 1: much more achievable. But yeah, yeah, that would be my advice. 562 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: I hope you liked this episode. I just want to 563 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: cover a bit more of what you can do in 564 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 1: that area. My next goal on a place I really 565 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: want to go to and review for you at some 566 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 1: stage is O High Again. It is a road trip 567 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 1: out of Los Angeles, and so I think being in 568 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: the big smoking in the grind, I like doing little 569 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: road trips that aren't crazy expensive or a really good option. 570 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: And so yeah, I'm going to keep like definitely still 571 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: be doing my long form interviews for you, but also 572 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: like a little bit of LA reviewing and California reviewing 573 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: of places that you can go to because for us 574 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: Aussie is it's such a long way to travel, and 575 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 1: why not add in a few other cool places when 576 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: you're staying in LA that aren't that far away anyway. 577 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: I hope that helps. I hope you found this interesting. 578 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 1: I think absolutely wonderful. I will see you for our 579 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: diary check in on Friday, and of course hot scene 580 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 1: on Wednesday day, and then I'm pretty sure Monday we 581 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: go back to long form interviews and like I think 582 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: I told you, I've just booked an acting coach from 583 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: LA and I've just booked a big guest from Australia. 584 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 1: So we've got some fun, exciting guests coming out. Thank 585 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: you so so much for listening to this potteroony into 586 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: for this episode, especially for listening to me rap it 587 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: on about one of my favorite parts of California. All right, gang, 588 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:29,240 Speaker 1: let me know what you think of this. Hope you 589 00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: loved it. Hooru Bye. That's a wrap on another episode 590 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: of Fearlessly Failing. As always, thank you to our guests, 591 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:45,120 Speaker 1: and let's continue the conversation on Instagram. I'm at Yamo, 592 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: Lola Berry, this potty my word for podcast is available 593 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: on all streaming platforms. 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