Allow me to quickly jump in to introduce my sister Jenny before we dive into this post! I’ve been so incredibly inspired by her these past couple of years as she has made small adjustments to her habits to significantly reduce the waste she produces. She began with one small idea: to cut out her […]
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 […]
The current government shutdown and temporary park closures have prompted us to remember all of the surrounding landscapes outside of Joshua Tree National Park that deserve just as much love and attention as the national park. We’ve gotten many questions about what trails to explore and what to see in areas outside of the park […]
The past few months have been an amazing whirlwind between releasing our new book ‘At Home in Joshua Tree‘, and closing on our dream property in Tucson, Arizona. If you know us well, you’ve likely heard us talking about our dream of opening up an inn next to a national park one day. Rich obsessively […]
During the holiday season, we feel it’s important to take the time out to celebrate and appreciate our community. When we choose gifts for friends and family, we tend to go minimal—we’d rather select one really special item made by an artist, brand, or maker we admire than load up piles of boxes and meaningless […]
We are so excited to share that our book on design and desert living called ‘At Home in Joshua Tree: A Field Guide to Desert Living’ releases in a little less than two weeks! Though it will look beautiful on your coffee table, we thought it would be fun to share a little more about […]
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 […]
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 […]
Back in May, we took an inspiration trip to Morocco. I got a sinus infection during the trip, and then life took over when we got back—so we didn’t really get a chance to look through our photos until now! Looking back, there are so many inspiring Moroccan design details, particularly from the lodges and […]
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 […]
