Joshua Tree in Queen Valley Forest in JTNP

The Joshua Tree

It was about 7:30 one night in May of 2015. Eight hours earlier we had loaded up our car in San Francisco with tools, clothes, and our cats. We had just bought The Joshua Tree House a week earlier and were making our first trip to stay for a few weeks. We got off I-10 […]

gift guide 2019 - Snow in Joshua Tree, California

2019 Holiday Gift Guide

This year we’re focused on consuming and wasting less, while supporting our community and environmental causes. This year’s gift guide includes so many of our favorite artists and makers (many of which we worked with to create JTH Tucson), and sustainable items we’ve been loving and will continue using in 2020 to reduce waste. Cheers […]

New Moon Playlist 9 - Chase McBride

New Moon Playlist featuring Chase McBride

Surrounding the February new moon, our days are full of contrast. Warm days and cold nights transition us through time, with spring desert blooms to look forward to. This season, our New Moon playlist features our close friend and incredibly talented musician Chase McBride. Chase curates our New Moon playlist and is typically the one […]

Ryan Mountain Joshua Tree National Park

Field Guide: Ryan Mountain Trail

Ryan Mountain Trail in Joshua Tree National Park is a moderate to challenging hike with an elevation gain of 1,060 feet. The first half of the trail can be pretty steep, but the whole trail has incredible views of Joshua Tree. The trail itself is a total of 2.9 miles and is clearly marked. It is […]

New Moon Playlist Autumn 2018

New Moon Playlist featuring Sean Hayes

As the rush of summer comes to an end, we’re looking forward to the desert temperatures cooling off a bit around our home. Our September New Moon Spotify playlist falls near the Autumnal Equinox, and features the timelessly cool stylings of Sean Hayes and his song “Magic Slim vs. Dynamite”. Sean is a bay-area based […]

New Moon Playlist August 2018 featuring June West

New Moon Playlist featuring June West

The warm desert nights of late summer inspired the August rotation of our New Moon Spotify playlist. We’re pleased to feature a desert songstress, June West, who splits her time between the evergreen peaks of Montana and the sun-bleached sands of Tucson, Arizona. June’s recent single, “Island of Women”, opens with distant phased out electric […]

New Moon Playlist July 2018

New Moon Playlist featuring Avid Dancer

We’re pleased to present the July installment of our New Moon Spotify playlist—it’s filled with our favorite new music and selected carefully to accompany your summer activities. This month we feature Avid Dancer, the moniker of Los Angeles producer/songwriter Jacob Summers. His song, “Smile in a Frown”, plays like the soundtrack from an early-morning epiphany, […]

New Moon Playlist Cover June 2018

New Moon Playlist featuring Anna Ash

With the arrival of the June summer heat in the desert around us, we happily refresh The New Moon Spotify playlist with a special feature by a new favorite of ours, Los Angeles-based Anna Ash. Her rendition of the Lucinda Williams’, “Righteously”, plays like a soundtrack to everything cool. Visions of leather jackets, remote dive […]

Willow Hole Trail with vegetation

Field Guide: Willow Hole Trail

Willow Hole trail in Joshua Tree National Park is unlike any other trail we’ve hiked in the desert. Once you arrive to the turnaround point of the trail—Willow Hole—you’ll be surrounded by lush green vegetation that feels surreal to the area. As one of the few oases to visit in Joshua Tree, it’s also a […]