Properly trained, Bougainvillea vines become a spectacular work of art. I confess, I’m mildly obsessed with their beauty this time of year.
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Cruise in… It’s just an Austin thing to do.
Put on your favorite party dress.
And let’s go out tonight.
End of the Line: The little red caboose
The little red caboose was a railroad staple across America from the 1860s until the 1980s, when technology rendered it largely obsolete. This example sits at the Fillmore and Western Railway Company rail yards in Fillmore, California.
It’s easy being Cheetah.
Tahquitz Canyon and the Indian Canyons
This weekend, we made our very first trip to “Indian Canyons” to hike and photograph the Palm, Murray, Andreas, Tahquitz and Chino canyons. Considering I’ve been coming to Palm Springs beginning as a kid in the 1960s, I’m surprised it took me so long to make a visit.
Native Americans have called the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley home as early as 7,000 years ago, where they built complex communities across the region.
With an abundant water supply, the plants, animals and native peoples thrived in these abundant canyons and across the Coachella Valley, which sits in the westernmost extension of the Sonoran Desert (also called the Colorado Desert). Palm Canyon in the Indian Canyons is the world’s largest Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm) oasis.
Today, Tahquitz Canyon and the Indian Canyons and its culturally sensitive areas are part of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Reservation, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Our hike covered just a portion of the canyons. We’ll be back to continue our exploration and discovery!
Taking a ride on ol’ 476
Meanwhile, we’re takin’ a flashback ride on ol’ 476.
Built in 1923 for the Rio Grande, today she’s a quarter-million pounds of pure coal-fired steam-powered locomotive fun on the Durango & Silverton run. Grabbed the shot at the Cascade Canyon where we filled her up with a splash of around 4,000 gallons of water.
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Modernism Week 2020 Love Fest
The 15th annual Modernism Week love fest to mid-century architecture, design, aficionados and lifestyles has concluded under the sunny desert skies of Palm Springs, California.
We had a great time visiting and photographing a spectrum of mid-century masterpieces – from homes and commercial architecture to vintage travel trailers, including a few photographs we’ve shared here over the past week or so.
We leave it with this photograph of the popular Modernism Week tour bus photo-bombing us while making a stop at Palm Springs City Hall.
Hope to see you next year!
Palm Springs: 1948 Gillman Residence
Herbert Burn’s 1948 Gillman House in Palm Springs Little Tuscany neighborhood is impeccable. The 4,700 sq foot home was lovingly restored and updated in 2020 by Thomboy Properties.
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