RECOLLECTIONS OF THE DESERT 2005

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RECOLLECTIONS OF THE DESERT 2005

During our annual desert visit in the Coachella Valley, California, home to the resort cities of Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Cathedral City & Indio, I tried to capture some of the flavor of the resort atmosphere and the natural beauty and rugged features of the surrounding areas.

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1 DT7 Shot this thru the sunroof as the blimp was approaching the Sinatra golf tournament.	2 IMG 9395 Sunset from our condo on first night, 2/13/05	3 IMG 9396 Sunset from our Woodhaven condo again. Colors differ every night depending on time, clouds, etc.
4 IMG 9400 Early morning golfer dodging the sprinklers, and maybe the Marshall as well.	5 IMG 9415 Golfers moving down 18th fairway, with clubhouse and Santa Rosa Mtns in background.	6 IMG 9422 Golfers putting out on 17th green.
7 IMG 9437 Roadside on route 74 in the Santa Rosa Mtns above the Coachella Valley.	8 IMG 9447 Another roadside scene on Rt 74. There must be a story behind the cross placed at top center.	9 IMG 9455 Coachella Valley as seen from Santa Rosa Mtns. Later learned that smoke in center came from $2 Mil house fire in Rancho Mirage.
10 IMG 9460 Big Horn Country Club at base of Santa Rosa Mtns. Membership can be yours for $330,000 initiation and annual dues of over $20,000!	11 IMG 9463 From the Santa Rosa Mtns on Rt 74 you can see one end of the Salton Sea as well as the Coachella Valley vista.	12 IMG 9468 Spotted this docile pet patiently waiting for his master to come out of the sports bar at the "Beer Hunter" in La Quinta.
13 IMG 9473 More sunsets as seen from Woodhaven CC.	14 IMG 9482 Early morning view is evidence of snow fall down to 4000 ft during night.	15 IMG 9512 Walkway along Fred Waring Drive in Palm Desert welcomes sight seeing visitors.
16 IMG 9516 Desert art works always surprise, here a metal cactus on Fred Waring Drive.	17 IMG 9520 Landscaping features colorful plants with low water requirements.	18 IMG 9527 The ultimate in painted cows. Shown along the famous El Paseo where ususual art objects are always on display.

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