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WEEKEND GETAWAYS - Friday, July 20, 2007
Make The Most Of Your Vacation - From Coast to Coast!
Greetings Getaway Lover,
This Weekend We're Off to Palm Springs.....
A tourist destination since the late 19th century, Palm
Springs had already caught Hollywood's eye by the time
of the Great Depression. It was an ideal hideaway:
celebrities could slip into town, play a few sets of
tennis, lounge around the pool, attend a party or two,
and, unless things got out of hand, remain safely beyond
the reach of gossip columnists. But it took a pair of
tennis-playing celebrities to put Palm Springs on the map.
In the 1930s actors Charlie Farrell and Ralph Bellamy
bought 200 acres of land for $30 an acre and opened the
Palm Springs Racquet Club, which soon listed Ginger Rogers,
Humphrey Bogart, and Clark Gable among its members.
Happy Trails,
Jan
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--DESTINATION: Palm, Springs
During its slow, steady growth period from the 1930s to
1970s, the Palm Springs area drew some of the world's
most famous architects to design homes for the rich and
famous. The collected works, inspired by the mountains
and desert sands and notable for the use of glass and
indoor/outdoor space, became known as Palm Springs
Modernism. The city lost some of its luster in the 1970s
as the wealthy moved to newer down-valley communities.
But Palm Springs reinvented itself, restoring the bright
and airy old houses and hotels, and cultivating a welcom-
ing atmosphere for well-heeled gay visitors. You'll find
reminders of the city's glamorous past in its unique
architecture and renovated hotels, and change and progress
are evidenced by trendy restaurants and upscale shops.
Formerly exclusive Palm Canyon Drive is now a lively
avenue with coffeehouses, outdoor cafés and bars, and
frequent special events.
The towns of Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms punctuate
Twentynine Palms Highway (Highway 62), the northern
highway from the desert resorts to Joshua Tree National
Park, and provide lodging and other visitor services to
park goers. Flanked by Twentynine Palms Highway on the
north and I-10 on the south, the park protects some of
the southern desert's most interesting and beautiful
scenery. A visit to the park provides a glimpse of the
rigors of desert life in the Little San Bernardino
Mountains. You can see the park highlights in a half
day or take a daylong expedition into the backcountry
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--WHAT TO DO AND SEE:
Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
Museum/Gallery, Rancho Mirage
The Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert contains
instructive hands-on exhibits -- a miniature rock-
climbing area, a magnetic sculpture wall, make-it-and-
take-it-apart projects, a rope maze -- and an area for
toddlers. www.cdmod.org. COST: $6. OPEN: Tues.-Sat.
10-5, Sun. noon-5.
Address: 71-701 Gerald Ford Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA, USA
Phone: 760/321-0602
Desert Hot Springs
Hot Spring/Spa, Indio
If you are headed for Joshua Tree National Park from
the desert resorts area, you will pass Desert Hot
Springs, 9 mi north of Palm Springs on Gene Autry Trail.
The town's famous hot mineral waters, thought by some
to have curative powers, bubble up from underground at
temperatures of 90°F-148°F and flow into the wells of
more than 40 hotel spas.
Indian Canyons
Archaeological Site, Canyon, Palm Springs
The Indian Canyons are the ancestral home of the Agua
Caliente, part of the Cahuilla people. You can see
remnants of their ancient life, including rock art,
house pits and foundations, irrigation ditches, bedrock
mortars, pictographs, and stone houses and shelters
built atop high cliff walls. Short, easy walks through
the canyons reveal palm oases, waterfalls, and spring
wildflowers. Tree-shaded picnic areas are abundant.
The attraction includes three canyons open for touring:
Palm Canyon, noted for its stand of Washingtonia palms;
Murray Canyon, home of Peninsula bighorn sheep and a
herd of wild ponies; and Andreas Canyon, where a stand
of fan palms contrasts with sharp rock formations.
Ranger-led hikes to Palm and Andreas canyons are offered
daily for an additional charge. The trading post at the
entrance to Palm Canyon has hiking maps and refreshments,
as well as Native American art, jewelry, and weavings.
www.indian-canyons.com. COST: $8. OPEN: Daily 8-5.
Address: 38520 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA, USA
Phone: 800/790-3398
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Other Places of Interest:
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Zoo/Aquarium, Palm Desert
Come eyeball to eyeball with wolves, coyotes, mountain
lions, cheetahs, bighorn sheep, golden eagles, warthogs,
and owls at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. Easy to
challenging scenic trails traverse 1,200 acres of desert
preserve populated with plants of the Mojave, Colorado,
and Sonoran deserts in 11 habitats. But in recent years,
the zoo has expanded its vision to Africa. A family of
reticulated giraffes moved into the park in 2002. At the
3-acre African Wa TuTu village, there's a traditional
marketplace as well as camels, leopards, hyenas, and other
African animals. Children can pet African domestic animals,
including goats and guinea fowl, in a petting kraal. Gecko
Gulch Children's Play Land has crawl-through underground
tunnels and climb-on snake sculptures. Yet another exhibit
demonstrates the path of the San Andreas Fault across the
Coachella Valley. The Tennity Amphitheater stages daily
wildlife shows, and "Wildlights," an evening light show,
takes place during the winter holidays. A garden center
sells native desert flora, much of which is unavailable
elsewhere. www.livingdesert.org. COST: $8.75 mid-June-Aug.;
$10.95 Sept.-mid-June. OPEN: Mid-June-Aug., daily 8-1:30;
Sept.-mid-June, daily 9-5.
Address: 47-900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert, CA, USA
Phone: 760/346-5694
National Date Festival and Riverside County Fair
Festival, Indio
Indio celebrates its raison d'être each February at the
National Date Festival and Riverside County Fair. The
midmonth festivities include an Arabian Nights pageant,
camel and ostrich races, and exhibits of local dates.
Admission includes camel rides. www.datefest.org. COST:
$7.
Address: Riverside County Fairgrounds, 46-350 Arabia St.,
Indio, CA, USA
Phone: 800/811-3247
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--WHERE TO SLEEP:
29 Palms Inn
Under $90 to $175, Twentynine Palms
The funky 29 Palms, on the Oasis of Mara, is the lodging
closest to the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park.
The collection of adobe and wood-frame cottages is
scattered over 70 acres of grounds that are popular with
birds and bird-watchers year-round. Innkeeper Jane Smith's
warm, personal service more than makes up for the cottages'
rustic qualities. Ranging from pasta to seafood, the con-
temporary fare at the inn's restaurant ($-$$) is more
sophisticated than its Old West appearance might suggest.
www.29palmsinn.com. 18 rooms, 5 suites. Restaurant, pool,
hot tub, some pets allowed (fee); no a/c, no room phones,
no smoking. AE, D, DC, MC, V. Continental breakfast.
Address: 73-950 Inn Ave., Twentynine Palms, CA, USA
Phone: 760/367-3505
Fax: 760/367-4425
Barbara Worth Golf Resort and Convention Center
Under $90 to $120, El Centro
Taking its name from the 1911 Harold Bell Wright book
The Winning of Barbara Worth, about turning the desert
into farmland by irrigation, this resort is a green
spot in the desert. Low-lying buildings overlooking the
golf course house pleasant rooms with exterior entrances.
The dining room ($-$$$) has a Polynesian look, but the
kitchen is American. Evenings at the karaoke bar can be
lively. www.bwresort.com. 104 rooms. Restaurant, room
service, some in-room safes, microwaves, refrigerators,
cable TV, in-room data ports, driving range, 18-hole
golf course, putting green, 2 pools, gym, hot tub,
lounge, meeting rooms, no-smoking rooms. AE, D, DC, MC,
V.
Address: 2050 Country Club Dr., Holtville, CA, USA
Phone: 760/356-2806 or 800/356-3806
Fax: 760/356-4653
Borrego Springs Resort and Country Club
$90 to $175, Borrego Springs
This quiet resort offers good value when compared with
other Borrego Springs lodgings. Large rooms in a
collection of two-story buildings surrounding the swim-
ming pool are nicely kept and appointed with simple oak
furnishings. All have shaded balconies or patios. In
spring desert gardens surrounding the property show a
colorful bloom. The Borrego Springs Country Club
restaurant on-site is open daily except Monday for lunch
and dinner. www.borregospringsresort.com. 66 rooms, 34
suites. Restaurant, some kitchenettes, microwaves,
refrigerators, cable TV, in-room data ports, 3 9-hole
golf courses, putting green, 6 tennis courts, 2 pools,
gym, outdoor hot tub, bar, meeting room, free parking,
some pets allowed (fee), no-smoking rooms. AE, D, MC, V.
Address: 1112 Tilting T Dr., Borrego Springs, CA 92004, USA
Phone: 760/767-5700 or 888/826-7734
Fax: 760/767-5710
--WHERE TO DINE:
Arnold Palmer's
American/Casual, $16 to Over $30, La Quinta
From the photos on the walls to the trophy-filled display
cases to the putting green for diners awaiting a table,
Arnie's image fills this restaurant, surrounded by verdant
greens and colorful gardens. The menu lists an array of
steaks and chops, including an 18-ounce cowboy bone-in rib
eye and barbecued baby back ribs. A few seafood dishes,
including lobster macaroni with white cheddar, round out
the selections. Reservations essential. AE, MC, V. No
lunch.
Address: 78-164 Ave. 52, La Quinta, CA, USA
Phone: 760/771-4653
Big Fish Grille & Oyster Bar
Seafood, $16 to $30, Palm Desert
You can have your fish any way you like at this large
restaurant, which also has both an oyster bar and sushi
bar. Highlights of the daily menu might include perfectly
tender pan-roasted Maine sea scallops on a bed of wild
mushroom risotto, tangy horseradish-crusted New Zealand
bluenose sea bass, or Louisiana catfish from the broiler.
There are several simply furnished rooms separated by
large aquariums and a patio dining area. AE, D, MC, V. No
lunch.
Address: 74-225 Hwy. 111, Palm Desert, CA, USA
Phone: 760/779-1988
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