The first time I saw the gingerbread house, I was coming around a bend in Snow Creek when I spotted a shingled wing that looked like it was going to take flight over Mt. San Jacinto.
Rear View
Desert hoarders preserve our history.
Collectors of the desert.
Rear View – Ladies of the Canyon
Residents of now-abandoned Whitewater Canyon enjoyed a utopian lifestyle.
Agnes Pelton: California’s O’Keeffe
As an early desert painter living in obscurity in Cathedral City, she explored the desert landscape and beyond.
As an early desert painter living in obscurity in Cathedral City, she explored the desert landscape and beyond.
Rear View – The Radioactive Resort
A return to Golden Lantern Trailer Lodge and Uranium Cave
I descended into the cave, now a junk room covered with dust. The floorboards were busted; and the caustic smell grew stronger, stinging my eyes.
Rear View – Defending the Past
Think of it as wabi sabi in the desert
If were introducing a column on personalized ringtones or celebrity baby fashions, I’d need no justification.
A Trail of Discovery
Six years after Congress designated the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains as a national monument, we reflect on the ups and downs in transforming this range into an attractive
eco-tourism hot spot.
The Legacy of the Salton Seafarers
Special Report: Saving Salton Sea
Salty explorers spun tales of ghost ships until Navy vessels dropped anchor in the improbable Salton Sea. By Ann Japenga.
Nell Shipman: Silent No More
Silent-film star nell Shipman was a pioneer, making films featuring female heroes and humane treatment of animals. But by the time she retired in Cabazon, she was bitter and lonely. A compelling story.