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Landon Dunn

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...

Historic La Quinta Lumber Yard

Historic La Quinta Lumber Yard

The Historic La Quinta Lumber Yard, also known as the La Quinta Milling & Lumber Co., is one of the most important early commercial sites in La...

Ladera Golf Club fairways, orchards and Santa Rosa Mountains beneath dramatic clouds. Thermal, California. Mark Miller, October 23, 2026.

Ladera Golf Club, Thermal

Ladera Golf Club occupies a striking meeting point in the southern Coachella Valley: green fairways and ordered orchard rows beneath the rugged San...

Edmund Celaya

Edmund Celaya

Edmund Celaya doesn’t “transition” to the kitchen—he storms it. With a long basketball background, Edmund plays pickleball like a chaos-engine poin...

Jeffrey Lunak

Jeffrey Lunak

Jeffrey Lunak doesn’t just play pickleball—he imposes his will on it. A longtime player and the owner of Sumo Dogs, Jeffrey brings deep wisdom, sha...

Tad Yukawa

Tad Yukawa

In the sun-soaked oasis of the Palm Desert Resort Club and Fritz Burns Park, a legend graces the pickleball courts with a presence that commands re...

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...

Rocky mountain view along Bear Creek Oasis Trail above La Quinta Cove

Bear Creek Oasis Trail

Bear Creek Oasis Trail is the long climb from La Quinta Cove to a secluded stand of California fan palms. The opening wash is gradual; the route th...

Tile-roof homes, fairways, bunkers and water features in PGA WEST’s Legends area of La Quinta.

PGA West Legends

Study this neighborhood: Read the PGA WEST Legends home buying study guide for plan references, ownership context and the monthly connected Market ...

Brandon Donovan

Brandon Donovan

Brandon Donovan brings snowboarder energy to a pickleball court—and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. He competed at the semi-pro level in snowb...

Mark Miller playing pickleball at Sommerset in Palm Desert, California

Mark Miller

Retired from pickleball. Mark Miller is a Coachella Valley local, photographer, and writer whose playing years were shaped by friendship, purposefu...

Golfer putting on a green beneath the mountains at Cimarron Golf Resort. Photo by Mark Miller, September 26, 2026.

Cimarron Golf Resort

Open desert fairways, mountain panoramas and a surprisingly wild side of Cathedral City. Cimarron Golf Resort brings together two public golf cours...