Palm Springs Cowboys

Cowboys in Palm Springs

Lest anyone forget that Palm Springs is a town of the Wild West. From cowboys to the tribes in the area the characters that made up early Palm Springs wild western culture inspired incoming residents to place a high value on the landscape and spirit of the mountains and valley.

Former mayor Frank Bogert, the best known cowboy of Palm Springs, wanted the city to be the Western movies capital of the world, which, if you include the high desert area nearby, it certainly became.

As a place of cacti, guns and saloons, it was also a place of the spirit, thanks to the Native Americans, who valued land, water and sky, giving it respect and honor. The cowboys have followed the tribe's respect-the-environment attitude until this day.

The cowboy hangout was and probably always will be Smoke Tree Ranch in the southern part of the city. Another, not far away is B-Bar-Ranch in Desert Hot Springs. A trip out there is well worth it. Within the housing development are the original Spanish buildings, a secretive retreat of the cowboy stars.

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