Marilyn Monroe Statue, Palm Springs, CA

Statue of Marilyn Monore in Palm Spring, CA.

Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, CA

Photos taken in Palm Canyon, in Indian Canyons, just south of Palm Springs, CA.

Palm Springs, CA Bunnies

Cute bunnies on the Tahquitz Creek Golf Course in Palm Springs, CA.

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Palm Springs, CA Area from a Hot Air Balloon

Fantasy Balloon Flights offers hot air balloon rides across the Coachella Valley, with sweeping views of lush golf courses, resorts, neighborhoods and desert landscapes, all surrounded by mountains.  Above:  balloons preparing for flight.

Ready for take-off.

Our fellow fliers.

An unsuspecting swimmer.

Mount San Gorgonio in the distance.

Scoping out the golf courses and planning the next outing.

Above:  the flame that heats the air inside the balloon.

The sun disappears behind the mountains.

Our co-balloonists gently land.

Dan Jeske and Karin Miller after a balloon ride over the Coachella Valley.

We survived, and we celebrate!

Palm Springs, CA Area Wildflowers 2009

 

There are plenty of colorful wildflowers to be seen if you are out 'n about in the Palm Springs, CA area right now.  These photos were taken in Palm Springs, Indian Canyons and Palm Desert.

 This backlit hummingbird visited for just a brief moment.

Update on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 11:46AM by Karin Jeske

More Palm Springs, CA wildflowers shot on March 14, 2009:

Above:  Wildflowers with snow-covered Mount San Gorgonio in the background.  Below:  wildflowers in a colorful field.

Palm Springs, CA

View from the Wyndham Hotel in Palm Springs, CA with the snow-capped San Bernardino mountains in the background.

 

The downtown shopping district along Palm Canyon Drive.

 

 

The Aerial Tramway which carries passengers to the top of San Jacinto Mountain in gondolas that rotate 360 degrees as they climb and descend.

 

A view from the foothills.

 

Overlooking the Coachella Valley and the California desert.

 

Sunset over Palm Springs and San Jacinto Mountain as seen from Palm Desert.