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Yellow-green bark, paired white thorns and fine compound leaves of a probable fever tree at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, photographed by Mark Miller on October 15, 2026.

Fever Tree

The fever tree catches the light before you notice its leaves. Its yellow-green trunk and branches stand out against a blue desert sky, while small...

 Mark Boyd playing pickleball

Mark Boyd

Mark Boyd doesn’t just play offense—he sets the tone. Born in Scotland and forged through a badminton background, he is known across Coachella Vall...

 Aerial view of Grand Hyatt Indian Wells' water slides, pools, palms and hotel wing.

Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas

Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas is a sprawling luxury retreat surrounded by palm trees, golf courses, and mountain views in the heart ...

 Polo match on a green field with snow-covered mountains in the distance.

Eldorado Polo Club

World-Class Winter Polo Beneath the Mountains of Indio, California There are few scenes in the Coachella Valley as improbable—or as thrilling—as ei...

 Aerial view of roads and wind turbines across the San Gorgonio Pass desert.

Interstate 10 (I‑10)

Interstate 10 (I‑10) is the southernmost transcontinental freeway in the United States. The highway runs 2,460 mi (3,959 km) from its western termi...

 A broad view of homes, lakes and Greg Norman fairways. Greg Norman at PGA WEST, La Quinta, California. Photograph by Mark Miller, November 9, 2026.

PGA West Greg Norman

The Greg Norman setting has a different visual character within PGA WEST: open desert ground, scattered trees, sculpted fairways and lakes, with ho...

 Aerial view of the Indian Wells Golf Resort courses, lakes and surrounding Coachella Valley mountains.

Indian Wells Golf Resort

Indian Wells Golf Resort is a public golf destination in the heart of Indian Wells, California, featuring two distinctive 18-hole championship cour...

 A player in a red cap preparing for a shot on Matt Anderson's backyard pickleball court.

Matt Anderson

The Backyard 5.0 Architect Matt Anderson is the kind of player DUPR can’t capture—because he’s never chased the number. Now based in Long Beach, Ca...

 Potted desert plants beneath shade cloth at a plant conservation center.

Desert Plant Conservation Center

The Living Desert tackles key threats to desert environments—like climate change, land development, invasive species, and unlawful plant traffickin...

 The Hideaway’s lake-lined residential peninsula. The Hideaway, La Quinta, California. Photograph by Mark Miller, November 9, 2026.

The Hideaway, La Quinta

At The Hideaway, water, golf and residential architecture meet in a landscape of curves. Lakes wrap around homes, palms frame the streets, and broa...

 Desert scrub and rugged ridges on Coral Mountain in La Quinta.

Coral Mountain

Coral Mountain is the low, rugged landmark in front of the larger mountain backdrop in southern La Quinta. Its granite slopes carry evidence of a ...

 A red-tailed hawk perched on a tall wooden post.

Red-tailed Hawk

The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is one of the most widespread and recognizable raptors in North America—and a commanding presence in the sk...