The legends are true! After a day of hiking, our little group found it. You'll have to find it for…read moreyourself but it's on the Devil's Slide trail. Take some booze, leave some booze. Thank you, Idyll Bandit!

found it! Love it! Will NEVER reveal the location. but if you find it - bring something and add…read moreto the love!

Part of the Desert X. Just one of many exhibits scattered throughout the Palm Desert x Palm Springs…read morearea. From their website "Desert X 2023 Will Open in the Coachella Valley March 4 - May 7, 2023 Diana Campbell to co-curate with returning artistic director Neville Wakefield. Board elects new members Jarvis Crawford, Nicholas Galanin and Bill Sanchez. Executive team bolstered with appointments of Mara Gladstone, Deputy Director and Head of Programs and Diane Mailey, Director of Development. Palm Springs, California, November 18, 2021 - Desert X, the recurring site-specific, international art exhibition, announced today that its fourth edition in the Coachella Valley will be open to the public from March 4 to May 7, 2023.

I enjoyed seeing this installation. It is set right beneath a mountain and with the yellow colors…read morethat have sprung up in the desert, it was striking. As we approached from Highway 111 we could make out the "sleeping figure" better than we could from the Highway. Be warned that this one takes a little hike to get to. Because of the distance and the wind we chose to view from further away.

What a place. So historic! Although you can't see much from the road, putting the home into its…read moresurroundings helps provide context for all the great photos that exist of this house. If you are in Palm Spring, definitely take a drive by. It's so close to downtown.

This is the iconic Mid-Century Modern house in Palm Springs. You will see it everywhere in print…read more When it comes to Mid-Century Modern. This is for all you Mid-Century Modern lovers out there. The Kaufmann name came from Edgar J. Kaufmann he was a Pittsburgh Department Store Tycoon. He wanted a retreat from the harsh winters back east. The Architect is Richard Neutra this is by far one of his famous works to date. He designed the house in 1946. There is no tours of this house. In fact it is private. You will see a no trespassing sign with armed alert. So whatever you do take pictures outside of the property. I cannot put other website links on this site. But do some research on this awesome house.

If you are the kind of person who stops to see the strange roadside stuff like a giant ball of…read moretwine (Kansas), giant donut (Los Angeles), and worlds largest file cabinet (Vermont), then this stop is for you. VW Beetle sprouted spider legs. Quick stop for a cool photo. Then you can stop at the dinosaurs (if you know, you know).

It was so so windy leaving town, but as many times as I've been close to this spider I had to…read morecapture it, even from across the street. It's such an iconic design being part vehicle part spider - Volkswagen meets Arachnid at the intersection of Garnet Avenue / Indian Canyon Drive directly across from Yamana Motor Sports and directly next to Jack in the Box The Pilot Gas Station and Chevron Station sit opposite on the other corners of this small business intersection just before the the off/on ramp for the 10 fwy in North Palm Springs. Even if you're able to park somewhere safe and securely (like Jack in the Box), you can't go fully onto the physical property itself - but you can get a great pic or look. From what I know the Spider Bug was built by Robert Miner who owned and ran the Hole in the Wall repair shop for several decades from the 70s to the 1990s according to old articles in the Desert Sun - I believe it's still home and/or property to his daughter and family. Not sure if they reside permanently here, but always be respectful and mindful of people's homes as well as private property - especially home to an iconic Spider Bug.

We had a great time walking on the main blvd. Enjoyed seeing the Marilyn Monroe statue and taking…read morepictures with it.

Still my favorite home away from home after thirty years. Palm Springs has a unique, wonderful…read moredowntown with so many festivals and parades, there is sometjing going on here every weekend even during the summer. It is a very walkable town with plenty of parking lots to handle the January through March crowds. I am looking forward to another eventul Modernism week in February. All my favorite restaurants are locatated in downtown, like Farm, Cheeky's, Wilma and Frieda, Al Dente, 849, and Tropicale to name a few, with so many more like Bongo Johnny's and Broken Yolk. I love strolling the shops like Best Bookstore and Tommy Bahamas.and checking out the Cahuilla museum gift shop.

Lovely Palm Springs hike trail not too expensive…read more Convenient walk from & to the Palm Springs botanical garden. The path is moderately difficult but very doable plus plenty of beautiful views to take pics! The final destination is a nice tall waterfall... I assume the time of season may determine how widely or how strong the water fall is.

We visited around 12 PM 5/26/26 after driving almost two hours to hike at Tahquitz Falls and…read moreunfortunately the experience at the front desk completely changed the energy of the day before we even started the hike. When you first walk up there was a sign saying each person needs 40 oz of water We all had water bottles with us, including one 132 oz bottle, and we were simply asking about the water rule because we had visited before and never saw the 40 oz sign. Instead of explaining it politely, the older lady at the front desk immediately came off rude and dismissive. She questioned whether our bottle was actually full and said things like, "Do you not see the sign outside?" and "Are you not from the desert?" Not everyone is from the desert ,we drove a long way to visit and were genuinely just asking a question. After we paid $15 per person, my dad jokingly commented that the water rule was probably also a way to make money. It wasn't said aggressively or offensively at all , he's a sales manager, so his mind naturally thinks that way. But she completely snapped and told us we could get thrown out for saying that and that we needed to basically watch our mouths. The reaction felt extremely unnecessary and honestly like a power trip threatening to not be able to hike after we have already paid and for just making a comment about water . We fully understand there are rules and likely important safety reasons we had no push back behind the water policy, especially in the heat, but there's a huge difference between educating visitors respectfully and speaking to them with attitude. We walked in excited, smiling, and happy for the hike, and the interaction immediately ruined the vibes for all of us. The hike and land itself are beautiful and meaningful, which is why it's disappointing that this was our first impression. I don't think the people of the sacred land would want that kind of energy representing the experience for visitors coming for the first time. absolutely beautiful hike would go again other than the service.

Great group of people always ready to help the community. President is an upstanding, hardworking,…read morehonorable man. Good food served too.

This is my friends moms house. She replaces his coat often, and he doesn't leave the yard. He has…read moregrown accustomed to the harsh desert environment. lol

Strawberry peak fire lookout tower what a wonderful place to visit. They are open daily; keep in…read moremind no smoking and no dogs. There are a few spaces for parking and the gates were opened when I arrived. There are a few flights of stairs so I got to it and I was met upstairs by a volunteer. He gave me a run down of the history (ex: it was named after a strawberry farm owned by a man named Bart) and he even pointed out popular spots off in the distance. Impressive mountainous views on top of the 30 ft tower built in 1934. There are multiple other peak tower lookouts around and best of all it's free--donations are accepted. All in all this was a nice visit and one way to quiet all the noise in nature.

Such an incredible view and fun hike!…read more The hike itself is easy/moderate walking up the road. Definitely a hike that you can do with people of any experience level. There aren't too many cars that go by, but it is good to be mindful of cars that could be going down or driving up in the parts of the street that overlap with some of the residential houses. The hike itself is maybe a mile depending on if you start all the way at the bottom of the road or park a little bit up. When you get to the strawberry Peak fire lookout, you get to go up into the lookout tower. If you are afraid of heights or claustrophobic, this might be a little uncomfortable since you are going up into the little metal lookout and you can feel the wind move the building and see-through the metal slats to the ground. If you can handle it, the views are so worth it! You get to learn about the history of the lookout tower and you get a full 360 view around the mountain. For nature lovers this is a really cool experience. If you are with any small kids, the Rangers also give out little cards and tend to have a fun pin or something for kids. Just make sure to go during hours that they are open. If the tower is closed, you will not be able to go up in it, but you can still see some of the nice view.

Awesome downtown alley in Redlands. The alley sits on the backside of restaurants between E Citrus…read moreand E state St. You can enter through fifth St. or Orange St. look for the colorful array of umbrellas. Great restaurant area, copehouse, oyster bar, love lock gate, hate burger is on the east end with pick up window and outside bar seats only. A local gem in the downtown area. Street parking is limited, parking lots and garages within a block.

Super cool area to take a stroll and take some great pictures. There's a couple of restaurants and…read morebars and an escape room along the way.