Around 2 hours away from LA you’ll find a fork in the road along your quest for sunshine and the vast desert. You can carry on towards Palm Springs, with it’s masterplanned boomer housing tracts to enjoy some overpriced margaritas; or you drive another 15 minutes to stumble upon the real frontier of California’s high desert. Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and desert cities have an edge and value that only a few appreciate. As the popularity of this region grow, let’s explore where we came from to understand where we are going.

It’s easy and popular to be a “cowboy” these days. You see the western theme making it’s way into mainstream culture — influencing music, advertising, fashion and beyond. But what does really take to fully embody a “Cowboy Ethos” in the modern day world filled with spreadsheets and cowboy hats being sold like hotcakes to Instagram influencers. Your new life will cost you your old one, that’s for sure.

Coyote Moon is officially 71 years old. The property came very well maintained and preserved by it’s previous owners all the way dating back to the year 1955. With that said, it is a high desert blank canvas for any creative, wanna-be builder and desert enthusiast. Common place to be forgetting something at Home Depot for the 5th time this week or spending hours watching DIY YouTube videos is just part of this journey. Let’s explore what this particular tiny desert home looked like when the keys were handed off and where it’s going if all goes as planned.