If you think off-grid desert living is peaceful… you’ve never had free-range cattle ring your doorbell.
Yes. Ring. The. Doorbell.
Out here at Plateau Hame de Colquhoun, home of Music in the Desert, we share the land with sunsets, coyotes, stargazers… and apparently very bold cattle with boundary issues.
Last night the free-range cattle came back.
They didn’t just pass through.
They:
• rubbed against the posts
• bent a few poles
• snapped some solar lights
• and politely rang the doorbell before leaving
This is what real off-grid life in New Mexico looks like.
While most venues worry about parking tickets, we’re out here replacing solar lights because a 1,200-pound cow wanted to scratch its shoulder.
But that’s desert life.
Wild. Unfiltered. Slightly destructive.
And honestly? We wouldn’t trade it.
Because when the sun sets and Music in the Desert goes live, there’s nothing like live music under the New Mexico sky — even if the cattle were here first.
If you’re looking for authentic off-grid camping, live desert music, stargazing, and occasional livestock shenanigans… welcome home.

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