A group of scouts and other volunteers helped local Eagle Scout candidate Andrew Nelson install a "reflecting bench" on the top of the popular "Cross Hike" in Palm Desert over the weekend.

Approaching the Palm Springs area on ... foot drop from the tram to the mountain side. The speedy tram moves through five mountain zones, from the arid Sonoran Desert in zone one, to zone five ...

Whitney, but some were shot on the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway, State Route 74, which climbs from Palm Desert to Mountain Center up a remarkably steep and tortuous grade. Palms to Pines Road ...

The Living Desert is located about 16 miles southeast of Palm Springs in the adjacent city of Palm Desert. In addition to the exhibits and gardens, there is a free parking lot, two gift shops ...

including to San Jacinto Peak), or snowshoe and cross-country ski during the winter, before heading back down the mountain. The city of Palm Springs rests in the shadows of the San Jacinto Mountains.