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Sway Estrada Playing Pickleball

Sway Estrada

Built from a high-level soccer background, Sway brings elite footwork, balance, and burst to every point—always in the right place, always a half-s...

 Reflecting pond below canyon cliffs at Whitewater Preserve

Whitewater Preserve

The desert’s “impossible” river Whitewater Preserve is a rare place in Southern California where you can step off the desert floor and immediately ...

 Sunlit plants on a forest floor near the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.

Cliff Goldenbush (Ericameria cuneata)

A hardy, evergreen shrub in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), adapted to rocky slopes and desert mountains. Its compact, rounded form and small le...

 Organ pipe cactus beside palm trees and a metal horse sculpture at J&J Ranch in La Quinta

Organ Pipe Cactus

A striking, multi-stemmed cactus native to the Sonoran Desert, including parts of Arizona, Baja California, and Sonora, Mexico. While it is not nat...

 Native honey mesquite tree covered with pale seed pods in a Coachella Valley desert landscape

Honey Mesquite

Honey mesquite is one of the Coachella Valley’s most important native desert trees. Its open canopy, fine compound leaves and long tan seed pods m...

 A broad avenue through South Palm Desert neighborhoods, viewed from above.

South Palm Desert

South Palm Desert is an exceptionally desirable location in the Coachella Valley, renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, ideal climate, and conv...

 Broad pointed agave leaves in a garden at The Living Desert.

Agave Attenuata

Also known as Foxtail Agave or Lion's Tail Agave. While it's not native to the Coachella Valley or the surrounding mountain ranges, it's a very pop...

 Dean Rivale inspecting a home's tile roof at Trilogy La Quinta.

Rivale Inspection Services

Delivering expert home, roof, and remodel inspections in California’s Coachella Valley. Led by certified home inspector and general contractor Dean...

 Mark Miller holding a paddle on an outdoor pickleball court.

Mark Boden

A fun day playing a Round Robin event hosted by Jesse Talamantez. Fritz Burns Park Palm Desert Civic Center Park Palm Desert Resort Country Club ...

 A yellow-oleander tree and flowering plants beside a garden path.

Thevetia (Yellow Oleander)

Thevetia peruviana, commonly known as Yellow Oleander, is an attractive, evergreen shrub widely used in Coachella Valley landscapes. Originally nat...

 Close view of an equestrian rider on a brown horse at Desert International Horse Park.

Desert International Horse Park (DIHP)

Desert International Horse Park is a major equestrian competition venue in Thermal and one of the West Coast’s leading winter destinations for hors...

 Black-and-white photograph of Landon Dunn playing pickleball at a PPA event.

Landon Dunn

A force of nature on the pickleball court. Forged at Fritz Burns Park in La Quinta, he climbed the ranks of Coachella Valley with aggressive, light...