Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve sits on the northern edge of the Coachella Valley in the Indio Hills, just a few minutes away from Palm Springs. Wildflowers A couple of weekends ago I ventured out to look for the first signs of wildflowers. I wasn’t disappointed. When I arrived I stopped at the ranger station and […]
It’s not a secret that Araby Trail is my favorite hiking trail in Palm Springs. I use it as a workout trail, a show-my-friends-the-town-from-above trail, get-out-of-the-house-trail, and just-enjoy-the-outdoors trail. Today I wanted to see whether the recent severe rain falls (that closed several of the man streets in Palm Springs) did any damage to the […]
I get to look at Mt San Jacinto from my front porch in Palm Springs. It is one of my favorite things to do when I am out there on weekends: brew some fresh coffee and sip it while marveling at “my” mountains. Mt San Jacinto Mt San Jacinto stands 10,834 feet above sea level, […]
Now that it’s finally fall again and a little cooler in the desert, I can hop back on my “work-out” trails here in Palm Springs. My favorite trail starts right behind Vons Supermarket off Highway 111. I refer to it as Araby Trail, but I noticed that the All Trails App calls it Goat Trails. […]
I have no idea where to start. There are so many things that fascinate me about Mt San Jacinto State Park. Let’s start with how to get there: Hike up the mountain I hear you say “What?!” And, no, I didn’t get there this way. You can start this hike with the North Lykken Trail […]
As I probably mentioned before, Palm Springs has a few surprises up its sleeve when it comes to hiking. There are a number of trails that are easily reachable from downtown Palm Springs. This is one of them. North Lykken Trail starts at the end of East Ramon Road, right at the foot of the […]
Andreas Canyon is one of the Indian Canyons in Palm Springs. The short and easy trail around Andreas Creek is a welcome break from the usual desert hikes. It’s lush and green. It’s an oasis. The 1-mile hike around Andreas Canyon There is a short and easy trail along Andreas Creek. It’s about 1 mile long […]
Only this past fall and winter did I discover Palm Springs as a prime hiking area. I guess I (and many others) think of Palm Springs as this hot oasis, where all you want to do is sit in a pool with an iced drink in one hand and a good book in the other. […]