If you are visiting the Coachella Valley in Southern California this winter, and looking for something to do, consider a visit to Cabot’s Pueblo Museum in Desert Hotsprings. It provides a very interesting glimpse into the history of the area starting in the early 1900’s.
In 1913, a young (age 30) Cabot Yerxa homesteaded in what is now Desert Hotsprings. Eventually getting tired of travelling 7 miles each way to obtain water, he dug a well on his property and hit a hot water aquifer. Digging a second well a short distance away, he hit cold water. He now had hot and cold water for his home.
Upon a suggestion from Yerxa, a friend of his, who was a bit of an entrepreneur, capitalized on the hot springs by establishing the first spa in the area.
In 1941, Cabot built the pueblo pictured above, as both a home and a museum. Over subsequent years he added onto the pueblo as new needs arose.
Cabot Yerxa’s story is a fascinating one. The museum offers both guided and self-guided tours of the pueblo which tell this story. (Click any image to open a larger version.)
I managed to use a barrel cactus on the grounds to create an abstract using ICM (intentional camera movement).
Could this be a map of Alberta built into the wall?
More information can be found at www.cabotsmuseum.org
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