Palm Springs Life – July 1976 – Cover Art

Palm Springs Life magazine – July 1976

Joshua Tree National Monument: A View Of 500 Million Years Ago

Rock Climbing: The Where, Why And How Of It

Soccer’s Future Stars: Youth Teams In Palm Springs

Plus: Shirley MacLaine, Josh Logan

On The Cover:
Exquisite blossoms of the prickly pear cactus, photographed in the Cholla Cactus Gardens of Pinto Basin, Joshua Tree National Monument. Evidence of one of the earliest cultures known in North America — Pinto Man, dating back perhaps 20,000 years — has been found in the basin. For story on the monument, see page 33. Cover photo by Gary Gray.