Tahquitz Canyon Way--Prettiest Street in Palm Springs

Tahquitz Canyon Way looking toward downtown and San Jacinto Mountain.

Extending from downtown to the airport is Tahquitz Canyone Way, Palm Springs most beautiful thoroughfare. The wide street, lined with washingtonias (palms) is divided by a median strip, which shows off Palm Springs wide assortment of flowering plants.

As you can see there is no traffic. The image was taken at around 8 am, a time when the traffic hasn't started to build up on many avenues and freeways.

The distance between the corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Palm Canyon Drive to the airport is about 2 miles. For joggers, a jaunt up and down this street can be a non-challening hike over flat Coachella lands covered with Indian reservations.

Tahquitz is an Indian name that refers to a monster who plays game with light and sounds; the former related to the changes in daylike and the later to the rustle of tr