| Bear Creek Trail |
The Palm Springs Local: Bear Creek Trail
 Bear Creek Trail
By “The Palm Springs Local” Denise Ortuno Neil
Exercise is an inevitable evil for me in staying fit, feeling healthy and above all, fitting into my clothes, because let’s face it, it really isn’t appropriate to wear sweats EVERYWHERE. I usually take a brisk walk around my housing community for a half hour every day and feel pretty satisfied with my attempt at fitness. However, walking around the same area everyday borders on monotony, and I’m starting to get a little too...
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| Wild West |
Where the Wild West Still Lives!
Pioneertown
Joshua Tree Nat'l Park in Yucca, California
Sunday, December 21, 2009
Story and Photos by Allen Lawrence
For more Allen Lawrence photos of Pioneertown, click here. Do you miss the wild west? Remember those movies where the hero, the guy in the white ten-gallon hat, rode into town and shoot it out with the bad guy, the guy wearing the black ten-gallon hat?
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| Hiking Gods |
Give Thanks to the Hiking Gods
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Bump-n-Grind Trail
Rancho Mirage, California
Story and Photos by Jace Edwards
To see more Jace Edwards photos of the Bump-n-Grind Trail, click here.
Thanksgiving 2009, a day set aside to gorge and overeat; a day meant for reflection and personal growth through being thankful and sharing of feast; a day that is often masked through commercial advertising and football. This is the day I chose to conquer the famed Bump-n-Grind Trail in Rancho Mirage.
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| Morongo Diamonds |
Morongo Celebrates Four More Diamonds
Morongo Celebrates its Fantastic Fifth Anniversary with Four More Diamonds
Cabazon, California
December 9, 2009
Story by Lisa Robyn Lawrence
Photos by Lisa Robyn Lawrence
To see more photos of this event by Lisa Robyn Lawrence, click here.
Morongo Casino Resort and Spa which sits as a most impressive architectural monolith in Cabazon, at the gateway to Palm Springs, California, celebrated quite a commendable milestone in the Resort’s five year history. Triple AAA, the Auto Club of Southern Cal ...
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| Tamale Fest |
The 18th Annual Tamale Fest
 Saturday-Sunday, December 5-6, 2009
Indio California
Story by Denise Ortuno Neil
Photos by Allen Lawrence
For more Allen Lawrence photos of the Tamale Festival, click here.
I awoke Sunday morning with tamales on the brain. I knew that soon my husband and I would be on our way to tamale heaven, where the taco, burrito and enchilada take a silent back seat to the bundle of masa pleasure known as The Tamale. The 18th Annual Tamale Festival steamed up in Indio Calif., near Palm Springs, Dec. 5-6. I ...
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| Moorten Botanical Garden |
A Visit to the Moorten Botanical Garden
 Flowers in the Desert
Palm Springs, California
Story and Photos by Janet Walker
For more Janet Walker photos of the Moorten Botanical Garden, click here.
Living the good life in the desert by Palm Springs, Calif., causes the rest of the country to think we are spoiled. I really can’t disagree. Right now, many botanical gardens on the East Coast are closed, but Moorten Botanical Garden at 1701 Palm Canyon Dr. in Palm Springs welcomes visitors on a daily basis. If you have fallen in love with the pr...
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| Coyote Tacos |
The Palm Springs Local: Crazy Coyote Tacos
Crazy Coyote Tacos
By “The Palm Springs Local” Denise Ortuno Neil
 The one constant that I’ve found when I visit a new place is that the source to find the best of the best is from the people who actually live in the area. The information obtained from them is undiluted and untainted by any sponsorship, completely pure in its direction. The words, “Where do the locals go?” can open a world of experiences not always indulged by the average visitor.
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| Gay Pride Parade |
Palm Springs 2009 Gay Pride Parade
 Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8, 2009
Palm Springs, California
Story and photos by Pat Krause
For more Pat Krause photos of the 2009 Palm Springs Gay Pride Parade, click here.
The annual Greater Palm Springs Gay Pride weekend was Nov. 7-8, 2009. This festival started on Saturday with entertainment. Tents were set up for dancing and sheltered almost 200 vendors. This Pride Weekend was topped off with a parade on Sunday. It started at Alejo Road and went the full length of Palm Canyon Drive down to ...
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| Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Fall
Living here in the desert, we sometimes forget that there are other beautiful parts of the country. One such part is New England, especially in the fall.
Palm Springs Guides staffer Ken Dow's father lives in Rhode Island. Ken’s dad submitted this picture to remind us desert dwellers of what they call Back East, “the changing of the seasons.“
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| Golf Cart |
Golf Cart Parade
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Palm Desert, California
Story and photos by Pat Krause
For more Pat Krause photos of the Golf Cart Parade, click here.
 The 45th Annual Golf Cart Parade had a theme of "Playground of the Stars." More than 70 bands, floats, dancers, children, adults, clubs and businesses participated in this year's parade. There were many categories to win. The sweepstakes award when to St. Margaret's Episcopal Church again this year. Other awards given were the Chairman's award, Director's aw...
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