Publisher’s Letter: A Little Rain Must Fall

Palm Springs Life presents its 2017 Annual Desert Living Edition.

Franklin Jones August 31, 2017 Attractions, Valley

In the desert we learn to value every drop of moisture that comes our way. A shower here is like a surprise gift; a rainstorm seems nothing short of miraculous. But you might imagine that our collective joy was dampened last winter when it started raining in November and then continued to rain. And rain. And rain. As lovely as

Blooming Beauty

The desert may be inhospitable, but it is far from sterile.

Maggie Downs August 31, 2017 Attractions, Valley

It was dry in the desert. That’s the way it’s supposed to be, of course. But for me as a recent transplant to the Coachella Valley, the land here seemed particularly parched. The ground was rattlesnake colored but soft, like ash. I was about a mile, maybe two, into the slot canyon, on a hike with a group in an