There are plenty of strange and bizarre things in the California desert. I've lived here for nearly six years and have only scratched its surface.
Cabot's Pueblo Museum is certainly one of them.
It is the work of one rugged and undoubtedly eccentric individual - Cabot Yerxa, who built it, piece by piece, over a period of years in the town of Desert Hot Springs.
Today the property is a museum.
It is protected by great spirits.
The museum's website states: "In 1939 Cabot began the construction of a dream. It was his intention to build a monument to the Indian people he so admired. Without modern equipment he began the construction of what he came to call Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo. With only a pick and a shovel he carved the first room out of the hillside. It was little more than a cave to protect him as he continued with the rambling structure, sans blueprints.
Every portion of the overwhelming building incorporated the Indian's philosophy of life. Since the Indians believe that symmetry retains evil spirits, nothing is symmetrical in the Pueblo. Doorways and floors slant, walls are slightly uneven, and the window form a puzzle of multi-shaped glass. The walls, measuring nine to ten feet in some places were designed to ensure warmth in winter and maintain cool temperatures during the summer months."
It is certainly well worth a visit.
Walking the grounds, one must suspend belief at times.
Looking back at Mr. Yerxa's view of Mt. San Jacinto.
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