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A Joshua tree standing in a dry desert landscape.

Joshua Tree

An iconic species native to the Mojave Desert, including the high desert edges of the Coachella Valley. Botanical Profile: Family: Asparagaceae (...

 A scenic view of the Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta with a green field, sand bunkers, and a mountain range in the background.

Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta

The Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta is a renovated public course in the Coachella Valley offering a true championship-level experience. One of fewer...

 A pool-cleaning professional examining the edge of a swimming pool.

Rudy De Anda - Pool Services

Rudy is a professional pool inspector serving the Coachella Valley, collaborating with top agents to deliver accurate and detailed equipment analys...

 A hummingbird perched on a wooden structure with iridescent emerald body, rose-pink crown, and throat, against a blurred background of red flowers.

Anna’s Hummingbird

One of the most dazzling and resilient bird species in the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountain ranges. Unlike many other North American hummi...

 A curved sandy beach and waterfront landscaping beside Cotino's lagoon.

Cotino Bay

Cotino Bay is the approximately 24-acre turquoise lagoon at the center of Cotino, a Storyliving by Disney community in Rancho Mirage. Surrounded by...

 Portrait of Landon Dunn wearing a blue Windows Dunn Right polo shirt outdoors.

Windows Dunn Right

Serving the Coachella Valley, Windows Dunn Right is owned by Landon Dunn, known for exceptional window and solar panel cleaning. Landon serves both...

 A streaked blackbird standing in shallow water.

Red-winged Blackbird

A familiar and charismatic resident of wetlands across North America, the Red-winged Blackbird is one of the few water-associated birds that reliab...

 Clumps of fountain grass with feathery seed heads in a desert garden.

Desert Plains Fountain Grass

A clumping ornamental grass known for its graceful, arching foliage and plume-like flowers. While not native to the Coachella Valley, it is commonl...

 A tram cabin traveling through the rocky canyon on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.

Palm Springs Tramway

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway carries visitors from the desert floor of Chino Canyon into the alpine wilderness of Mount San Jacinto. During the ...

 Elevated view of Embassy Suites La Quinta Hotel and Spa, with Old Town La Quinta and nearby streets in the background.

Embassy Suites La Quinta Hotel & Spa

A suite hotel near Old Town La Quinta, with breakfast included, an outdoor pool, spa services and a convenient base for exploring the southern Coac...

 Red bird of paradise with orange and yellow flowers above fernlike leaves, photographed by Mark Miller in La Quinta Cove.

Red Bird of Paradise

A vivid desert garden shrub photographed in La Quinta Cove Red bird of paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) brings orange, red, and yellow flowers ab...

 A visitor photographing the desert landscape among Joshua trees at the Hall of Horrors.

Cholla Cactus Garden

What it is A stunning natural garden of thousands of “teddy-bear” cholla cacti, clustered in the lower Pinto Basin of Joshua Tree National Park. Th...