palm springs

i got to palm springs late, then found my directions to the bar were just terrible, so i had to call and be led in by phone and got there at 6:15 for the 5:00 mixer. the mountains are beautiful in the sunset, much like tucson.

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more mountains in evening.

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this is the first photo i've ever taken while driving. it was actually safer than it sounds, since the camera has an lcd on the back you can use instead of the viewfinder. just propped it on the steering wheel and hit the button at what looked like a good time.

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not much happening at the rainbow cactus, etc. on a tuesday night, and both of the guys i planned to stay with canceled at the last minute, so i checked into motel 6 and got some work done. woke in the morning to find very impressive mountains outside.

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just beautiful.

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more mountains.

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ye olde rental car.

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more mountains out at the edge of town.

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more mountains.

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more ummm... mountains.

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yeah, still more.

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up close and personal.

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finally a shot without a road or house in it. impressive since i took all of these from the driver's seat of the car.

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mmmm... mountains.

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a little further right on the same range.

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guess what these are.

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lots of expensive-looking houses all over.

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the noah's ark house. too bad the lighting was no good. it's a cool house, glass on both sides for half its length.

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now that's more my idea of a hotel room. no, the camera isn't tilted much; the joints just aren't square. charm: be funky.

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my second night in palm springs, i met a nice guy at the rainbow cactus and spent that night and the following night at his place. this is the view of the mountains at dusk from the back of his house.

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more mountains, more dusk.

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bob! my palm springs host.

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bob is a bodybuilding fiend, just like me.

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morning on the mountains.

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it's hard to find a house in palm springs that doesn't have a pool. it's really nice; you roll out of bed, take six steps, and you're in the pool.

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a beautiful view of clouds. the spec in the middle is a plane.

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one last look at the mountains behind the end of bob's street.

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looking at the gay section of downtown. a couple of bars and a coffee house on the far side of the street.

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badlands on the left and the rainbow cactus on the right. if we share certain of the same tastes, you know these places.

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the view from the rainbow cactus parking lot. that restaurant across the street was the first one i saw with the famous spritzers (a sprinkler system that spits a mist of water on people dining outside) in action.

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i stopped at the tourist information center and asked for a recommendation of a good mexican restaurant. i was sent to las casuelas. good choice -- some of the best mexican food i had on this trip.

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i'm told this is the way to see the mountains; you can ride the cars to the top. unfortunately, they're replacing the cars and were closed until september. next trip.

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as you ride the interstate toward palm springs, there are windmills covering the hills and valleys; an impressive sight. you can't really tell here, but there are windmills beyond the train and more all along the ridge of the far hill.

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i never got to a spot on the way out of plam springs at which i could snap shots of the fields of windmills. here are a few snapped while driving.

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yes, those spots on the windshield are rain. it never rains in palm springs, but it did on both of my last two days there. not sure what to make of that.

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