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Adams/Hansen (Palm Springs Art Museum)
1.
LG’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE:
Go with the Jewel in the Crown porterhouse. There are spots in Palm Springs and La Quinta.
2.
SHOPPING:
Downtown Palm Springs is
the
place for mid-century modern home goods.
3.
PUBLIC ART:
All told, there are more than 150 pieces in Palm Desert’s collection.
4.
RESTAURANT WEEK:
Take advantage of price-fixed three-course dinners at participating eateries every June.
14 – 26
The mild temperatures are ideally suited to motor-
ized desert investigations. Four-wheel-drive tours
are immensely popular and provide stargazing
tours and up-close looks at the San Andreas Fault.
If your sightseeing interests lean more cultural and
historical, don’t miss the photography, sculpture,
and painting collections at the
Palm Springs
Art Museum
, as well as the Palm Springs Air
Museum’s impressive assemblage of aircraft,
including a B-17 Flying Fortress, F-18 Hornet, and
F-4 Phantom.
1 – 13
Golf
is popular year-round, but with average daily
highs hovering right around 70°F (21°C), this is
the time for hitting the links. Where to tee off? Try
Indian Wells (one of America’s best municipal
courses, according to
Golfweek
), SilverRock (for-
mer home of the Bob Hope Classic), or Escena
(spectacular San Jacinto views). For a different
perspective of more of the area’s dozens of
courses — and other beautiful Coachella Valley
sights — take a hot-air balloon ride. Cooler tem-
peratures also are perfect for strolling about the
popular shopping and arts districts, such as Palm
Desert’s El Paseo, downtown Palm Springs, and
The River in Rancho Mirage.
40 – 52
Gain 5,873 (1,790 meters) feet of elevation, from
the valley floor to the top of Chino Canyon, on the
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
, the largest
such rotating tram in the world. The ride itself is
a highlight, but it also provides access to the
undisturbed wilderness throughout Mount San
Jacinto State Park. After a day exploring the
backcountry, treat yourself to a nice alfresco din-
ner under the stars. Le Vallauris (French) and
Riccio’s (Italian), both of which have patio seating,
are wonderful options.
27 – 39
Just because average daytime highs are north of
100°F (38°C) doesn’t mean outdoor activities are
off limits. Hiking at higher elevations — try the
Devil’s Slide Trail in the San Jacinto Mountains —
is a perfect way to beat the heat and enjoy Mother
Nature’s local spoils.
Wet ’n’ Wild
in Palm
Springs is sure to cool you off, too, but if you must
get indoors, try your luck at one of the area casi-
nos, such as Fantasy Springs and Agua Caliente.
hy Go?
For a positively relaxed atmosphere. Approximately two hours inland from the famed Southern California
beaches, the area surrounding Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and a handful of other nearby towns offers an entirely
different type of experience in a location that is shielded from major urban centers by the sentinel San Bernardino
National Forest and iconic Mount San Jacinto. This is a desert playground, with plenty of sunshine — some 350 days
per year of dazzling blue, nearly cloudless skies, as a matter of fact — that begets early-morning hikes and rounds of
golf, lazy cafe lunches, and afternoons filled with boutique shopping and art-gallery perusing.
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