The High Desert
Fire Damage in Pioneertown
We drove into Yucca Valley after our visit to Disneyland on Friday night. We checked into our motel and had a light coffee shop dinner and went to sleep. In the morning we drove out to Pioneertown to see how the recent fires had ravaged the town. It was astonishing. At this time of the year, the desert is usually dry and brown, but to see so many Joshua Trees with blackened, burnt limbs and brittle, cracked straw-like puffs of leaves was heartbreaking. Many of the homes in the area are gone. Luckily, the buildings at historic Pioneertown are OK. We headed out of the area after snapping a few photos.
The thrift shops and antique stores on Highway 62 are plentiful. I've been coming out to this area for about 20 years. There's always some treasure to be found. Mr. Larry and I scoured a few shops, visited the Sky Village Swap Meet at the Drive-In and then had lunch at the Crossroads Cafe
Thrift Shop Painting
Thrift Shop Afghans
Muffler Man at the Swap Meet
Western Town at Swap Meet
Swap Meet Egg Cups
The Pink Panther is selling his tractor
It's Windy in Yucca Valley
Later, we made our way back to Pioneertown to Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace for dinner and a performance by John "Juke" Logan and his band. Juke is my former radio partner and he was celebrating his 60th birthday. It was a great show. Juke's band was stellar. The band consisted of Kid Ramos on lead guitar, Jeff Turmes on bass, Don Heffington on drums and Mike Tempo on percussion. Juke plays harmonica and keyboards.
Mike, Don, Juke, Kid and Jeff (front)
Many of our old friends were in attendance too. We had a really wonderful time.
Sunday morning we did a little more sightseeing and car photography at the scenic Antone Martin's Desert Christ Park before heading over to Juke's house in Joshua Tree for an informal get-together.
Sunday morning we did a little more sightseeing and car photography at the scenic Antone Martin's Desert Christ Park before heading over to Juke's house in Joshua Tree for an informal get-together.
Antone Martin's Desert Christ Park
Ellen's Latest Purchase
Cynthia, Juke, Steve @ El Rancho Juko Loco
Larry, Stringing his Thrift Shop Guitar
We headed back to Los Angeles at around 5pm. It was a fun-filled weekend.
We headed back to Los Angeles at around 5pm. It was a fun-filled weekend.
Labels: Travel
4 Comments:
Ellen, I know I'm older than you, but will you adopt me? Then I could go along on all these fun trips too!
Hi Ellen,
It looks really windy in the desert. It's been breezy, but beautiful up here in Bakersfield too.
Judy
Bakersfield
I wanna go too!!!! Plus, "Kid" Ramos is HAWT! Looks like you had a really *swell* weekend.
OMG, those afghans rock my world!
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