Drive south-east from central Palm Springs on Route 111 and you come across the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert.  This is in a seriously upscale area, and the museum is full of very expensive, contemporary pieces.

Outside, the gardens are filled with quirky sculpture, like these long faces.

Outside, its garden is a peaceful, spiritual place.  The Renaissance Man should have an interest in art and gardening.

As an antidote for the constant excitement of Palm Canyon Drive, spend a while wandering the gardens.  If you’re looking for a million dollar home in the Palm Springs area, you can’t really afford Palm Desert.

But, if you want some landscaping ideas for your desert home, you should really check out the museum’s gardens.

Keep heading south-west on Route 74 and you are into some cool scenery.  And, on a road trip, cool scenery is one of the prerequisites.  This is the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Park.  And, if this part of California looks familiar, it’s because I’ve seen it countless times in westerns, at the movies and on TV….

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jack collier and

the girl riding shotgun

jackcollier7@talktalk.net