The Best Resale Bargains Are In Indio, CA After shopping my way from Indio to Palm Springs and back I’ve discovered that some of my favorite resale shops and thrift stores are right here in my own neighborhood. I’ve fondly named Old Town Indio “The Ghost Town.” Read more…
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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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Play golf in the desert . . . Palm Springs, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Indio and Indian Wells. by Tony Schieffer 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 colder winter
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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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Exploring the west side of the Salton Sea & Palm Wash in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park By L. Bremner https://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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Joshua Tree National Park Wildflower Update Admission: FREE this week in honor of National Park WEEK! Free Admission through April 25th, 2010. The wildflower displays at the southern part of Joshua Tree National Park, near the Cottonwood Visitor’s Center, have recently peaked. You can still see abundant showings of yellow brittlebush blooms and chuparosa
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Springtime In The Desert Mallard Ducks At Desert Golf Courses Every year the spring season is marked by warm weather, wildflowers and fledglings. The air is filled with the scent of flowering fruit trees and other blossoming plants. You hear the birds calling to each other as they build nests, lay eggs and raise their
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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South part of Joshua Tree National Park Photos taken between the exit from I-10 and the Cottonwood Spring Visitor’s Center The blooms are just starting to open in the southern entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. There were scattered brittlebush, chuparosa, bladderpod, ocotillo and barrel cactus in bloom. The chia and dandelions were abundant and
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Wildflower Update March 1st, 2010 It is still early to view the wildflowers here in the Coachella Valley. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park has some blooms opening in various parts of the park. For current updates visit DesertUSA’s Wildlflower Reports. Edom Hill in Cathedral City, CA has some lupine, sand verbena and brittlebush along the roadside
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