“During a trip to Coachella Valley Preserve, perception and reality clashed in spectacular fashion. The desert holds many secrets and surprises, but offers them up only to those willing to venture a bit closer.
A brief jaunt to the Palm Springs area had us in search of a nearby desert exploration opportunity. A quick search turned up the Coachella Valley Preserve just a few miles outside of town on the northern side of Interstate 10 and south of Joshua Tree National Park. Easy to access and free to enjoy, we arrived early to avoid to hottest part of the desert day.
Having never experienced an actual oasis in the desert, our expectations were minimal at best and drawn from a vague collection of childhood books from decades past. My wife along with two of my teen children would be accompanying me this pleasantly warm April morning…”
