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Indian Wells Golf Resort Unveils Players Course Revamp by John Fought

Indian Wells Golf Resort Unveils Players Course Revamp by John Fought

A mulligan in golf is the chance to right the wrong of a poorly hit shot. An immediate do-over. You don’t want one, but sometimes it’s necessary. John Fought took a mulligan recently at Indian Wells Golf Resort, but he had to wait almost two decades for the chance to do so. The Arizona-based course architect, who designed the Players Course there in 2007, recently corrected what he always considered a wrong by moving the final two holes from the south side of the Whitewater Wash to the north side, where they now join the other 16 holes.

Sky Watch: How to See December’s Supermoon

Sky Watch: How to See December’s Supermoon

The full moon on Dec. 4 will appear closer and brighter than usual — a so-called “supermoon.” Yet through binoculars or a telescope, the view can look surprisingly flat. With sunlight hitting the lunar surface head-on, shadows disappear and craters lose definition....

Hike of the Month: Art Smith Trail

Hike of the Month: Art Smith Trail

Named for the preservationist and longtime trail boss of the Desert Riders Equestrian Club, the Art Smith Trail winds through magnificent rock formations and lush palm oases, with few signs of development. The strenuous, 16.2-mile trail gains 3,700 feet in elevation,...

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Sky Watch: A Rare Moon-and-Star Show Before Dawn

Sky Watch: A Rare Moon-and-Star Show Before Dawn

Set your alarm early for a celestial treat. In the predawn hours of July 20, the waning crescent moon will rise alongside the shimmering Pleiades star cluster — a skywatching spectacle steeped in history and myth. Known to stargazers around the world for millennia,...

How Safe Are Coachella Valley Cities From Wildfires?

Audio availableHow Safe Are Coachella Valley Cities From Wildfires?

If 2025 has taught us anything so far, it’s that Mother Nature is out to get us. Her fury warned us years ago, when we tried to fool her in those oleomargarine commercials. Now, Southern California is reeling from a relentless string of disasters — torrential rains,...

Hike of the Month: Randall Henderson Loop Trail

Hike of the Month: Randall Henderson Loop Trail

Named for the editor of the original Desert Magazine and founder of the city of Palm Desert, the 2.5-mile Randall Henderson Loop Trail starts at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitors Center on Highway 74. The trail’s easy terrain, which...

4 Trails to Hike via the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

4 Trails to Hike via the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

“Season” has ended, part-timers have left for the summer, and the rest of us have the desert to ourselves — roads, restaurants, attractions, and hiking trails. Yes, you can hike in the summer if you start before dawn — or if you invest $85  in  the Palm Springs Aerial...

Sky Watch: Cosmic Scoop

Sky Watch: Cosmic Scoop

Evenings in May offer an opportunity to spot one of the most recognizable asterisms in the night sky — the Big Dipper. Many people know that the two stars at the end of the Dipper’s bowl point to Polaris, the North Star. But the Big Dipper can also help you locate...

Swing Into Golf Paradise at PGA WEST

Swing Into Golf Paradise at PGA WEST

Located in La Quinta, California, PGA WEST — known as “The Western Home of Golf in America”™ — ranks as a bucket-list destination for many golfers. However, the iconic golf resort and private club community never rests on its laurels, continually reinvesting in its...

How BIGHORN Golf Club Redefines the Private Golf Experience

How BIGHORN Golf Club Redefines the Private Golf Experience

Is it possible to adequately capture the essence of one of the country’s premier private golf clubs in only nine seconds? Unlikely. Except perhaps in the case of BIGHORN Golf Club, where that specific amount of time represents a singular moment in a golf experience...

Hike of the Month: Palm Desert Cross

Hike of the Month: Palm Desert Cross

Perched in the lower Santa Rosa Mountains, a 30-foot cross shines nightly over the Coachella Valley. Now maintained by St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, it was installed at its current site in 1996 — though the idea of a hillside cross dates back to 1981, when a...