Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - Stargazing in Joshua Tree (Premium)

Starting point is 00:00:00 Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link below to learn more. And thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your support. This is no ordinary bed and breakfast you think to yourself. Your host calls this place the busway to the stars. And indeed your overnight accommodation is a tiny yet fully equipped apartment and an old converted school bus. You're standing in a long and narrow studio space,

Starting point is 00:01:12 elevated from the ground by six wheels, two in the front and four in the rear. It's hard to imagine that, once upon a time, there were rows and rows of benches here, perhaps a polstered encammled colored leather, and separated by an aisle with coin grip flooring throughout. Upon closer observation of the floors, you realize that these are the original tiles, dating back to the 60s, painted white over the original black, giving this quaint B&, a brighter and area feel. Lining the entire rectangular ceiling, a Christmas light glowing in a pale white, flashing intermittently like fireflies. At the front of the bus is a bench made of light perch wood with some decorative Moroccan pillows

Starting point is 00:02:32 of different shapes and sizes organized in a neat row. On the other side of the bench is a kitchenette with vintage appliances. There's a wide half-refrigerator covered in magnets from fabulous Las Vegas and a beach side town in Mexico. An electric cooktop beside a miniature sink and a microwave that has seen much better days, judging by its faded buttons and jammed timing dial. In the rear of the bus is a comfortable mattress resting upon a wooden platform. Two wicker nightstands and a shower with a space-themed curtain

Starting point is 00:03:33 showing rockets blasting past Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter. Right below the instructions on how to operate the portable air conditioning unit in the back, you find a laminated welcome sheet. According to it, this bus hails from Indiana, where once long ago it transported eager young minds to and from school five days a week. No longer the classic bright yellow, its turquoise exterior reminds you of the slow pace of island life. You may be in the desert now, but this is the perfect feeling to start off your promising evening in Joshua Tree National Park. Out of the 63 national parks in the United States. Joshua Tree is one of a handful that has been recognized as a dark sky sanctuary by the International Dark Sky Association.

Starting point is 00:04:58 An absence of light pollution means you'll have the chance to see thousands of stars overhead tonight. Joshua Tree National Park is a wonderland of giant boulders, sloping trails, and stunning vistas. The arid climate and pinkish orange rock in all directions gives the park an other worldly feel. It's the kind of place that could be easily confused with Mars. But the true showstoppers are the thousands of Joshua trees that lend the park its name. Scattered across 800,000 acres of parkland, their snaky arms branch every which way of

Starting point is 00:06:00 their central trunks and boast tufts of green at every knobby end. Joshua trees are only found here in the Mojave desert where they've been thriving under harsh conditions for more than two million years. years.

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - Stargazing in Joshua Tree (Premium)

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