Armed with a camera and a .38 revolver, Susie Keef Smith and her cousin, Lula Mae Graves, set out in the 1920s to document the desert outback.
AUTHOR
Ann Japenga
Recent Stories
The New Landscape of Conservation
The Chino Canyon cone — the giant boulder field at the base of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway – is a peaceful area now thanks to Friends of Palm Springs Mountains.
Scaling New Heights
The Cactus to Clouds Trail — a highly social, grueling, and somewhat underground Palm Springs experience, is adored by fitness freaks, CrossFit and boot camp trainees, and even Marines.
Keeping it Wild
When Esquire or The New York Times list features that make Palm Springs sexy and cool, they routinely omit one important item: “Wilderness Boundary.”
Bohemian Rhapsody
On the outskirts of Palm Springs, boasting one of the best mountain views in America, Snow Creek draws artists and eccentrics who must continually protect the village.
