Palm Springs
by Philip Greenspun; created 1998
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Palm Springs is two hours east of Los Angeles on I-10. It is famous for gold, Republicans, retirees, and homosexuals.
My favorite part of Palm Springs is the huge wind farm just west of town.
The Agua Caliente Indians own three canyons that cut into the San Jacinto Mountains: Murray Canyon, Andreas Canyon, and Palm Canyon. The latter is famous for a grove of 3,000 fan palm trees. This is California's only native species of palm tree.
At 1701 South Palm Canyon Drive, you'll find the following scene:
I wish that I had more photographs of the beautiful golf courses in Palm Springs but the sport is so exciting that I can't hold the camera still long enough to capture it.
Palm Desert is just east of Palm Springs, but it is more or less the same idea.
PhotoCD scans by Advanced Digital Imaging. Text and photos copyright 1998 Philip Greenspun.