Golf is a very difficult game, at least it is for me. When you golf, hope springs eternal
that your game will improve by leaps and bounds. I just returned from a week-long vacation in Palm Springs, California where three friends and I rented a home and attended a three-day golf school. And so, hope springs in Palm Springs.
It’s a luxury to leave winter behind and go to places that sport palm trees and temperatures that are conducive to short sleeves and golf shorts. The last day it sported an earthquake as we sat waiting to tee off. Tremors should not be a surprise, I suppose, as we were spitting distance from the San Andreas fault.
Palm Springs is a popular destination for people who want to escape cold weather. There are all manner of license plates on vehicles from out-of-state. It appears to me the average age is on the other side of 70. Many Hollywood stars of years gone by owned homes in Palm Springs. We hiked and cycled past homes that were, at one time, owned by Hollywood notables such as Bob Hope, Steve McQueen, Peter Lawford and Debbie Reynolds. Marilyn Monroe was discovered at the Charlie Farrell’s Racquet Club. She is now represented by a 26ft tall sculpture in downtown Palm Springs.
The weather was mixed during our stay. It was cold, cool, warm, hot, dry and rainy, windy and calm, sometimes all in one day. The last day it was pretty much perfect, leaving us with a great last memory.
There are many hiking trails in the valley and into the mountains. You could spend many a day exploring the various trails. Cycling is fairly easy in the city. There are a number of bike trails that often share sidewalk space with pedestrians.
A couple of pictures from a bike ride:
A lavender lemonade at the Native Foods Cafe:
The home we rented through Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO) was comfortable and the owners were very accommodating. Here’s a few pictures of where we hung our hats for a little over a week.
And here we are by the pool. Do you recognize me? Have you been to Palm Springs or the area around it? What was your experience?
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What a fabulous time you had, I’m so happy for you. Keep the stories coming – I LOVE THEM ( and LOVE YOU TOO ). We are -17 this morning and thank our lucky stars, no babies yet, spring in 4 days, do you think the weather person would get the message??!! We have 6 to 10 foot snowbanks and more snow today and WINDS – groan. We checked the cows and filled the furnace and started our walk – Clarence carried on into the wind and I jammed and came home and saunaed – ahhhh – our little piece of Arizona 🙂
I think most people would let you keep your Arizona. This winter has been relentless for you. Nice to hear from you, frozen or not!
oops now I get it. Your sauna is your Arizona-now that makes sense. I thought you were saying 6-10 foot snowbanks was Arizona!
Wish I had known you were going. My cousin and his wife from Denzil have a condo there. They sold the cows a few years back, rented their land and enjoy their winters in PS.
Well, gosh, wish I had known that too. I should make a practice of letting you know where we’re going. For you never know who knows someone somewhere.