mattAtomic: desert(ed)

drove to long beach for breakfast with jan before heading out to spend the day and night out in landers. the high desert. in an airstream trailer. kate's lazy desert is an airstream resort owned by kate pierson of the b-52's and her partner monica coleman. when shane and i booked the tinkerbell trailer we kidded each other that kate would be there to greet us upon arrival. we arrived about 4pm, located our trailer, got situated, wandered the campground, which seemed like we would be the only occupants for the night, and were deciding on what to do for dinner when i noticed people starting to come up the trail from the caretakers scott and phillip's residence down the dunes. first two, then two more appeared. i told shane it was kate. we laughed about it. two were riding in a golf cart, two were walking. a man and a woman on the cart waved and passed our trailer. shane and i said it must be kate! and we laughed. they came over to say hello and introduce themselves. it was phillip and monica. at that time i noticed that the woman walking up the trail and distinctive red hair. kate has red hair. monica was here. OH MY SCIENCE! we were going to meet one of the b-52's! sure enough it was kate and scott. we chatted about the grounds, the area, the desert. they recommended places for us to get food, drink, firewood. they suggested we stay up and watch the stars. kate picked a desert verbena for us to smell. it was so cool! then they took pictures around the campground while shane and i tripped over meeting them! once they headed back down the sand dune, shane and i got in the car and drove over to yucca valley for dinner at this small diner that had delicious food. we stopped at a small road side convenience store for firewood and soda and headed back to the lazy desert for a campfire and stargazing. it was incredible. i loved being out in the desert. it was tranquil, beautiful. in the morning we watched the sunrise, ate cupcakes and bananas for breakfast, and took in the views until it was time to head back to san diego for one final night before heading back home.