You're driving up from highway 10, on the 62. You crest down into Morongo Valley first. ***Look to your left next to the first couple gas stations and you'll find a long-time local staple, Coyote Cone, for ice cream, coffee, shakes, and more! ***Next is Hippie Chicken where you can find everything from the latest adorable animals up for adoption like kittens, piglets, or bantam roosters, to vintage clothing and local CBD balms! There's a couple shop cats and a bantam hen who is often tending to new chicks, that are all super friendly. On your right as you're getting further along, is Cactus Mart! Here you'll get to cruise the cactus gardens, plant nursery, see all kinds of native plants, shop cats, and local crafts, gifts, and things! *** Black Luck Vintage (@blackluckvintage) is hard to miss on your left after Cactus Mart! It's got gloriously delicious mural work all over by Bunnie Reiss and old-timey signs you'll recognize all over our desert businesses by Derek Mcdonald of Golden West Sign Arts. Black Luck has the BEST quirky vintage pieces, from small items to lamps. They carry a great vintage clothing selection with diverse sizes and a great selection of boots and shoes with life left to live! Rachel refurbishes many items in the shop, from jewelry to her famous lighting fixtures. Now you've made it to Yucca Valley. There's weed on the right at the first light. Sold exclusively by Twentynine Palms Band of Mission Indians, Red Falcon Dispensary. Park in Old Town Yucca Valley (around Pioneer Town Road), there's an EV charging station with public restrooms and other public parking. Unfortunately (THANKS CALTRANS) there's only ONE crosswalk. Try to use it. Dangerous road... FOODS: Luna Bakery for a good drip coffee, loaves of bread, lunchy bakery items, flakey pastries, etc. All Roads Desert Market for drinks and "shnacks", plus stunning hand-made-design-centered aesthetic of eclectic gifts, vintage, small DIY in-shop crafts, camping and airbb necessities, locally made skin care... It's just the best. Gotta be honest. VINTAGE: You're at a wonderful spot to start your vintage shopping adventure.
