Palm Desert, California A Desert Oasis Leaving the vulgarities of winter behind us, we anticipated a week’s stay in California’s Desert Region. At the floor of the Coachella Valley, nestled between the San Jacinto and the Little San Bernardino Mountains, lies eight resort cities strung together to form the Greater Palm Springs Area. These interesting locations include Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Indio, and La Quinta. We chose a home destination of Palm Desert, mostly because of the resorts we selected, but also for the central location amongst the resort areas. We are not retirees with the luxury of time at our doorstep, but a couple of very busy executives in our early 40’s with three kids and a mortgage. We left the kiddies at home for this one and had a goal
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