Entrance to Indian Canyons in 2015

This is where I ride my book several times a week. It's called the Indian Canyons.
I like this shot because the road was just paved and the words scream out meaningless if you've never ridden in a car in the US. There are two entrances and one exit. Cool lines, color and curves in this one.

Remnants of Hurricane Paine in Palm Springs

Line for Comic Con 2016 Palm Springs

Biltmore Hotel

Yesterday's Biltmore. Today's Biltmore.

Wet Palm Springs

This is the wash on Palm Canyon (at Sunny Dunes)  in Palm Springs

Water coming off the mountains in Palm Springs in gentle green surroundings.

Sunset at Triada in Palm Springs

Sunset Friday night at Triada, a small hotel with some great chow.

Town and Country Center Saved

Town and Country Center in Palm Springs marked for preservation.

Celebrities and Gloria Greer

Courtesy of Palm Springs Historical Society

Nobody in Palm Springs covered celebrities like Gloria Greer. After all she was one herself. She died last year and we all miss her. She interviewed me for my book "Digital Art Photography for Dummies" in 2005.

Rare Mojave Desert Tortoise Spotted

While jogging today just outside Demuth Park, I ran into this rare desert tortoise. This creature lives to be 50-80 years. Incredible! What a find. It must have weighed at least 10 pounds. Should I have caught it? Who knows if it will survive in the environment around the Water Park and golf courses.

Kennedy Johnson Lincoln

Ice Cube; Guns and Roses Top Coachella Line-Up

Tonga Hut

Check out the Polynesian woman on the Tonga Hut webpage.

BUZZ

BUZZ in Palm Springs

Had a little bit too much to drink while bar hopping in Palm Springs? If so, you can take BUZZ to get from your hotel up or down Palm Canyon from downtown for free. BUZZ runs on Thursday through Sunday from 11 am to 1 am. Catch a ride and avoid a DWI!

Good Times at LuLu

Lulu takes its Happy Hours seriously. They go on all day every day if you sit at the bar or the seating areas around the bar.

Check out the hair on these gals!

Clouds Threaten, but Give Little Rain

Now, don't those look threatening! Too bad they offer nothing more than a pittance of rain. This is the desert after all.

Pool in Dumuth Park--House for Sale--Palm Springs--Only $369,000

This has to be the least expensive house for its size (per square feet) in Palm Springs at this time. The pool has a mountain view and the house is surrounded by lush vegetation.

Come and take a look. This house for sale in Palm Springs is on Zillow.

Graffiti Under Ramon Bridge

Palm Springs Graffiti

Normally you don't see graffiti in Palm Springs; however, under the bridges it's there and rather artful.

White House; Ford White T-Bird

White house, white Thunderbird in the star-studded Las Palmas neighborhood of Palm Springs

Empty Water Park

skylines art

Red Jaguar

Red Jaguar in the Ralph's parking lot.

Mid-Century Modern Building on Indian Canyon Is No More

Mid-century modern building demolished late last year (2015)

Man Crossing Street in Palm Springs

Hipster Haven

The King's Highway has got to be the coolest bar/restaurant in town.  Converted from an old Denny's, the place's atmosphere is offbeat, rustic and friendly, a welcoming environment where everyone is made to feel like a local, whether you're from out-of-town or not.

A must-go breakfast of lemon-ricotta pancakes filled and topped with berries and bananas is as comforting to the stomach as the restaurant's interior is heaven-on-earth to any lover of retro.

King's highway is Palm Springs Daily Photo five-star hipster location right in South Palm Springs  next to Koffi at 701 E Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, about 2.3 miles from downtown.

Looking East

It's sunnier longer in the East Valley at dusk in the afternoons all year long than it is in the West Valley (Palm Springs) because of the mountain's shadow.

Here's some food for thought. If you're a visitor to the Coachella Valley, know that the sun stays out longer the further east you go. That's because the huge San Jacinto mountain is west of here, casting a huge shadow to the east over the West Valley (Palm Springs).

What does this mean in terms of the weather in the Coachella Valley? In the winter the sun goes behind the mountain early (about 4 p.m. during the winter solstice), causing Palm Springs to get cooler earlier in the evening then, say, Palm Desert where the sun isn't seen setting until 5 p.m.

In the summer, there is a larger relief from the heat in Palm Springs close to the mountain than there is the further east you go (away from the mountain).  The resorts under the mountain's shadow (close to Palm Canyon) are actually cooler in the afternoon than those that lie to the east.

modern prints

Alaska Air Flying Into Palm Springs

Alaska Airlines flying into PSP.

Close-up of Sunrise on Snowy Mt. San Jacinto