14 Seriously Cool Things to Do in Palm Springs Right Now PureWow 2 hrs ago letters@purewow.com (Dyana Goldman)
Itching to get out of your home for a mini break? Palm Springs is the ideal destination for dipping your toes back into travel. A trip to the desert is only about a two-hour car ride from Los Angeles (you’ll know you’ve arrived once you pass the somewhat creepy yet mesmerizing windmills), and once you feel that warm sun on your face (average temperatures range between the 80s and 90s in the spring), you’ll feel like you’re officially OOTO. The high desert is not only full of natural beauty, but also ultra-cool art installations, delicious cuisine and totally unique architecture. Here are the best things to do in Palm Springs right now.
Saturday kicks off inaugural veterans fishing derby at Lake Cahuilla
Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez hosted the inaugural Lake Cahuilla Veterans Fishing Derby on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Just the showing of people today was amazing, we had over 300 people registered and then there were many others that came out just to support our veterans, said Sup. Perez.
Both kids and adults competed separately for prizes ranging from Palm Springs Aerial Tramway tickets to restaurant gift cards and golfing passes. There’s 3 different categories. There is catfish, there’s trout and what they consider other, which would be your bass and carp. Each one of those categories, the longest fish wins that category in both adult and youth 16 and under, said Desert Valley Outdoors founder, Julian Rangel.
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It s not just wildflowers that bloom in California this time of year it s also when massive art installations blossom across the Coachella Valley.
Every two years, a group of international artists creates a variety of site-specific works for Desert X in and around Palm Springs, many set against the massive wind farms that pepper the landscape.
Visually and tangibly responding to a deeply unpopular Desert X decision to partner with the repressive Saudi Arabian theocracy for an exhibit there, many of this year s artists are making bold statements about women s rights, diversity, immigration, land use, indigenous communities and various political and historical issues tied to the valley.