Man, we have a lot of catching up to do! With traveling and wedding planning being the main source of the blog neglect - I can't really complain.

With all the hype surrounding the current super bloom, desert music festivals and art installations it seems like a good time to fill y'all in on this gem of a property out in Joshua Tree.

Mark and I ventured off to Joshua Tree to check this place out in Mid December. We were a little worried the weather would be too chilly - but it turned out to be a beautiful day! We met our hosts outside of the Joshua Tree Saloon and followed them to the property, where they gave us a great little tour of the space and some background on themselves and the land.

There are three "sites" on the property that surround a main building (that is currently unfinished) resembling a sort of amphitheater. It's a great space for entertaining, retreats or group camping.

The site we were staying at was the Pensione site. At this site, there is a tiny little cabin - which is GREAT at night for sheltering you from the wind. The cabin has electrical outlets, a mirror and the windows are arranged perfectly so it doesn't get too hot, but lets in beautiful natural light. We set up a queen size air mattress inside - it was just perfect! The Pensione site also has a big fire pit made from an old washing machine drum, a water tower (with shower and sink) a picnic table and more outlets along the perimeter!

The other two sites were created for tent camping. They each offer lots of privacy from the other sites and have a picnic table, campfire ring and a solid wooden fence surrounding them, so again, there is plenty of shelter from the wind. I would love to come back in the warmer months to tent-camp at these spots!

The great thing about this property is it's proximity to bars, restaurants and shopping, but it still manages to feel "off the grid". I was happy we were able to grab groceries (and wine, of course) on the way in, and we never felt stranded so that if we happened to forget anything we weren't out of luck.

After Cheryl and Jimbo showed us around, we set up our bed, did some exploring and got to cheersin' and cooking! The early sunset during the winter months always manages to sneak up on me when camping - so we had to do some of our cooking in the dark - but lucky for us, the Pensione has plenty of lights and our roaring fire made it easy to navigate.

The fire pit in the Pensione has a built in removable grill, so we grilled up some burgers and veggies and had ourselves a feast!

We also found JUMBO mallows at the store that we couldn't resist, so we made ourselves some giant s'mores to close out the night.

When the sun fully set, the stars came out in full force - it was simply breathtaking. Even with the full moon, we could see millions of stars, and it made for some pretty epic photo ops. We constantly found our selves in complete silence, just staring up at the stars in awe.

When it came to head to bed, I was actually too excited to sleep! I don't know if it was the altitude, the excitement of the day, or just my star gazing FOMO - I felt like I couldn't go to sleep or else I'd miss some epic shooting stars.

The cabin was SO cozy and when I finally did fall asleep, I slept fairly well. We awoke bright and early to the sun shining in through the windows - it was another beautiful day! We decided we wanted to head into town to grab breakfast and explore a bit. So we made some coffee, packed up our things, brushed our teeth under the cute little water tower and headed off!

We grabbed some breakfast sandwiches at Frontier Cafe on the main drag and sat out on their front patio reflecting about the great time we had the night before. Our sandwiches were SO GOOD. I definitely recommend popping in here for some coffees and breakfast. They also had great live music!

Our entire Joshua Tree trip was such a treat! I can't wait to go back for my bachelorette 💁🏼

If you want to find out even more about this property head to hipcamp and book your stay here ASAP!