Memorial Day 1/2 Day Shopping Trip To Yucca Valley

Parking Lot Sale at Pioneer crossing.

Antique Shopping In Yucca Valley Memorial Day Shopping Trip Every year on Memorial Day, Pioneer Crossing Antiques has an annual parking lot sale.  Shoppers flock to the sale to buy unique items at flea market prices.  The shop’s owners say that the Memorial Day Sale is a quick way to sell a lot of their [...]

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Palm Springs Area Offers Snowbirds a Winter Golf Haven

View of the Dunes Course from the east side of the course, facing west.

Play golf in the desert . . . Palm Springs, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Indio and Indian Wells. by Tony Schieffer of DesertCADDIE.com It’s almost wintertime in the Coachella Valley and that can only mean one thing . . .“Snowbirds.”  Snowbirds is a term used for individuals who are trying to take refuge from the [...]

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Geocaching at Ocotillo Wells

An iguana on a rock near the Devil's Slide in Ocotillo Wells.

Desert Geocaching at the Devil’s Slide Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area Several years ago I was at a dinner party, and a guest told me about his experience geocaching in the Hitchcock Woods in Aiken, South Carolina.  It was the first time I had heard about geocaching, a modern day treasure hunting game.  I [...]

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Day Trippin’ Along 86: Indio, CA to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

A dilapidated dock at Salton City.

Exploring the west side of the Salton Sea & Palm Wash in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park By L. Bremner http://www.desertusa.com Last week I explored the east side of the Salton Sea, visiting some of the small parks and communities between Coachella and Niland, CA.  This week I took a short day-trip from Indio, CA, driving [...]

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Fans Flock to the Desert for Music Festivals

Another day at Stagecoach.

Road Trippin’ To Indio, CA For Coachella Fest and Stagecoach Festival April 16th – 25th, 2010 By L. Bremner of DesertUSA.com For the past 11 years the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA has been the venue for two major music festivals: the Coachella Fest and the Stagecoach Festival, both organized by Goldenvoice. Traditionally both [...]

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Day Trippin’ Along Highway 111

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Bombay Beach at the Salton Sea, Bashford’s Hot Mineral Spa, and the town of Niland, CA, home of Salvation Mountain and Slab City. It was the second time I had made the journey from Indio, CA to the small town of Niland, CA, located near the southern end of the Salton Sea.   My friend Sue [...]

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Indian Canyons Wildflower Hike @ Palm Springs, CA

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Andreas Canyon Hike & Murray Canyon Hike Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, CA April 8th 2010 The wildflowers have reached their peak in the Palm Springs, CA area. The temperatures have warmed up and the pungent aroma of flowers in bloom fills the desert air.  April is the perfect month to hike the desert trails, as [...]

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Road Trip To Painted Gorge & Fossil Canyon

Day Trip To Fossil Canyon and Painted Gorge By L. Bremner of DesertUSA.com There are two points of interest near Ocotillo, Fossil Canyon and Painted Gorge. Fossil Canyon is known for it’s geological history and fossils.  Painted Gorge is another area of geological interest. Ocotillo was our starting point for this road trip.  It is [...]

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Where will the snowbirds rent this winter?

January '09 Indio, CA facing southeast.

Seasonal Rentals In The California Desert By Guest Blogger – GolfGURL for Desert Road Trippin’ It is that time of year when the temperatures cool down in the desert and everywhere else in the U.S.  Some places are too cold.  Colorado already has snow!  I haven’t asked my Canadian friends if they’ve seen snow yet, [...]

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Day Trip #19: Monsters In The Desert

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Road Trip #19: Galleta Meadows Estates in Borrego Springs by L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin Imagine driving down Borrego Springs Rd. and something catches your attention.  A dark form in the desert landscape.  You look again and it is big, but it doesn’t seem to be moving.  Then you look again and you realize it is [...]

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