CALIFORNIA DESERT
An adventure in the desert, in the middle of summer. Not my brightest of ideas… the heat was something else. But I also remember the endless laughter, the golden sunsets and the red and orange colors that painted the sky. I remember the Uber rides lined with disco lights and N’sync playing through the speakers. I remember meeting the most unlikely of people, the ones like us, passing through a random town in the California desert.
When Jason and Sean of Audrey Alba Films shared with us their Bohemian Inspired short, we knew we wanted to share with you all! These two filmmakers from San Diego, CA love to film fashion shoots and create custom wedding films.
There's no argument that Calico is a real ghost town. Established in 1881, Calico produced $86 million in silver and $45 million in borax during its glory years. At its height, the town boasted a population of 1,200, 22 saloons, a "Chinatown," and a well-known red light district.
There's always something so calming about the desert. I love feeling the wind blow through my hair and kiss my cheeks. Smelling the crisp earthy air as I watch the sky go from blue to pink to orange to purple. It's easy to find myself, arms outstretch, dancing with the wind.
When Jason and Sean of Audrey Alba Films shared with us their trip to Rise Festival, we knew we wanted to share with you all! These two filmmakers from San Diego, CA love to film fashion shoots and create custom wedding films.
Leah, of Color Pop Events based in New York City, was planning her friend's "unmentionable" birthday and flying out with a few girlfriends for the weekend. Leah kept with the theme of her friend's fun and colorful personality by hosting the weekend at the Saguaro in Palm Springs, the most colorful hotel in the desert.
We believe there are many types of Adventures. People are inspired by many different things. Places, fabrics, a landscape, makeup... so we always love it when creative people come together to make magic.
It's rather surreal, being in the desert of south Eastern California. You could wander around the dunes for days and see little more than tire tracks in the sand. It's really hard not to get reflective, almost introspective, in this massive, empty space.
Heading east on the 111 really feels like you’re driving to the edge of the Earth. Apart from the railroad tracks and scattered encampments of trailers and vans, the only signs of life are the endless tracts of fishbones that pave the shore of the Salton Sea. Then you reach Salvation Mountain, a diamond in the rough if there ever was one.
When you think of a Palm Springs Lifestyle.. what comes to mind? I instantly think of Frank Sinatra, lounging by the pool at his Twin Palms Estate, singing "I’ve got the world on a string" longingly to Ava Gardner. Or a 50′s beauty.. relaxing, drifting to and fro on the patio, with a cocktail between her jeweled fingers. When the temperatures start to soar in Palm Springs, what better way to carry that relaxed "cool-off" vibe than to mingle with a caftan on.. and a cocktail in hand?
I traveled into the desert with a few of my favorite creative humans and we explored the lost below-sea-level lake: the Salton Sea. Wandering around and discovering new places with friends, who have the same appreciation for nature, definitely makes me feel whole. These photographs are from our desert adventure.
Sometimes life just calls for a little adventure … and thats exactly what we did. I met this group of girls only just last year, but I feel like I have known them for a lifetime. This trip was by far one of those trips that will never leave my soul. Filled with laughter, adventure, good conversation, lots of photo taking, being silly, and just deep down being free out in the desert.
Let's make memories like it's 1990.. with a polaroid camera. Today, we’re sharing this fun girls trip to Joshua Tree on the site to inspire you to go out and create your own original insta memories.