Desert Odds 'n' Sods + Pioneertown

 

Scenes from Sparrows Lodge, our very cute hotel.

Also from the hotel: a very cute idea--water trough--that doesn't work too well in practice (too much water needed to fill, and in this case, the drain would not stay stoppered).

Ooh, for the next road trip?

S'mores at the hotel! 

Cheers!

Quintessential Palm Springs view here...the mountains are right there.

Yum!

Would make a cute little shop!

And then, Pioneertown. Built in 1946 by Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and others, it was meant to be a filming and vacation location. The lake, golf course, airport, and shopping center did not happen (apparently in part due to the scarcity of water). More than 50 films and TV shows were filmed here.

Pappy and Harriet's is now a restaurant and music venue.