Palm Springs Teaser continued for 2024 Golf Vacations

vernon · February 13, 2023

12 hours ago, ZipinZ said:

Great game, any K.C. Chief's fan's here other than Vernon ?

Congrat's .... on the win.

Thanks! Quite a game.

Two outta three ain't bad!

Patricia still a fan?

ZipinZ · February 14, 2023

Paul .... she was on the edge of the couch cheering for K.C. all the way.

Feb 13th ... the wife had stuff to do & took the vehicle, I played the local Desert Princess course today it's 27 holes. Checked in & went back to the condo to pick up my clubs then off to the range before my 1:15 pm TT for $65.00 finished at 5:10 pm. Played the "Vistas" 9 the layout has three holes inside the property & six holes out on the wash area, it was boring, lucky it wasn't windy would of been a disaster. The "Lagos" 9 is within the property and much more challenging with water on six holes. My preference is "Lagos 9" then the "Ceilo 9", just stay out of the water, lost 2 balls.

bb123 · February 14, 2023

Quick trip report for Feb 9-12:

Feb 9: Flight to touch down at 12:20pm, with a tee time booked at Escena for 1:30pm. Palm Springs airport just chaos inside the luggage pickup/car rental area. Many flights seem to be arriving at the same time. Not sure if this is the norm nowadays, or just due to the SuperBowl weekend. Escena was great as usual, 1:35pm tee off - 5:30pm finish , with dark on the 18th hole, lucky to squeeze in all holes. Top 2 x pics

Feb 10: Classic Club .. they had an NCAA match play thing going on there before us in the morning, so course was in great shape. Greens super fast, and all rough around bunkers all shaved down, so it was playing pretty hard that day. Or we might just not be as good as NCAA players?? lol

Feb 11: Eagle Falls .. tee boxes, and some spots on the green not as pristine as usual .. but course was in still excellent shape, and has to be the best value in the valley for $125. Could play Eagle Falls each as one of the rounds each trip no problem.

Feb 12: Shadow Hills (south course). This one is in Indio and doesn't get much chatter here, but is also a great mid-tier course. Lots of bunkers as the defence on this course .. bottom 2 x pics

Bonus pic of a Palm springs treat i've heard about but never tried before .. pretty tasty 🙂

Edited February 14, 2023 by bb123

ZipinZ · February 15, 2023

bb123 .... tks for the report, I've heard the A/P has been super busy these days, must be all the snowbirds, I imagine school break will be even more fun. I agree Eagle Falls is a must play, last year the green fee's were $90. noticed they went up to $125. this year, like most other courses, golf is getting expensive out here. Never played Shadow Hills (south), like the pic's will have to investigate. You had great weather, today is a bit crazy with the wind. Cheers .... D.

Edited February 15, 2023 by ZipinZ

ZipinZ · February 15, 2023

Feb 14th ..... Happy V-Day, it's raining here currently but nothing like the flashback to Feb 14, 2019, were we got almost 4" or 100 mm of rain in 48 hrs. Cimarron G&CC - Boulder course was approx. 60% destroyed. Cathedral Canyons G&CC, Tahquitz and Indian Canyons South also suffered some damage.

A few pic's from 2019 .... D.

I recall it took the heavy iron approx 1 year to put it back together.

Edited February 15, 2023 by ZipinZ

jpdx · February 15, 2023

5 hours ago, bb123 said:

Quick trip report for Feb 9-12:

Feb 9: Flight to touch down at 12:20pm, with a tee time booked at Escena for 1:30pm. Palm Springs airport just chaos inside the luggage pickup/car rental area. Many flights seem to be arriving at the same time. Not sure if this is the norm nowadays, or just due to the SuperBowl weekend. Escena was great as usual, 1:35pm tee off - 5:30pm finish , with dark on the 18th hole, lucky to squeeze in all holes. Top 2 x pics

Feb 10: Classic Club .. they had an NCAA match play thing going on there before us in the morning, so course was in great shape. Greens super fast, and all rough around bunkers all shaved down, so it was playing pretty hard that day. Or we might just not be as good as NCAA players?? lol

Feb 11: Eagle Falls .. tee boxes, and some spots on the green not as pristine as usual .. but course was in still excellent shape, and has to be the best value in the valley for $125. Could play Eagle Falls each as one of the rounds each trip no problem.

Feb 12: Shadow Hills (south course). This one is in Indio and doesn't get much chatter here, but is also a great mid-tier course. Lots of bunkers as the defence on this course .. bottom 2 x pics

Bonus pic of a Palm springs treat i've heard about but never tried before .. pretty tasty 🙂

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Lappert’s is where we always end up getting the date shake at.

vernon · February 15, 2023

11 hours ago, ZipinZ said:

Feb 14th ..... Happy V-Day, it's raining here currently but nothing like the flashback to Feb 14, 2019, were we got almost 4" or 100 mm of rain in 48 hrs. Cimarron G&CC - Boulder course was approx. 60% destroyed. Cathedral Canyons G&CC, Tahquitz and Indian Canyons South also suffered some damage.

A few pic's from 2019 .... D.

I recall it took the heavy iron approx 1 year to put it back together.

One of the craziest weather events I've witnessed in my almost seventy years and having spent all of them in northeast Kansas I've seen some pretty crazy weather events.

Cost us the last two days of golf on that trip.

First time I ever realized that houses in Palm Springs don't have gutters and most of the streets don't have storm sewers!

RosePark · February 15, 2023

Headed out tomorrow with a group of 8 for 4 rounds:

Classic Club

Indian Canyons-South Course

Desert Willow-Firecliff

Escena

Looking forward to some sun and good times!!!

tw422 · February 16, 2023

On 2/11/2023 at 10:31 AM, tips09 said:

Well me and the wife are finally making the trip down to Palm Springs. Have our lineup locked in for April.
PGA West Dye Mountain (The wife loves Pete dye golf courses)

Silver Rock

Desert Willow Firecliff

Its my first time down to the Palm Springs area. Our air bnb is central to all the courses we have picked for this trip. What’s the Uber situation like in the area? It is looking like it actually might be more of a savings skipping the rental car and just using uber everywhere we plan on going. I already have a list going of courses to play next time we go down if we enjoy the first trip. Can’t wait.

you'll be able to get ubers/lyfts but don't expect them to be available immediately - you may have to wait 10-20 min for one but they are operating in and around PS - depends on where you are staying though. more closer to dwtn PS than in Rancho Mirage or La Quinta

Socrates · February 17, 2023

On 2/11/2023 at 12:31 PM, tips09 said:

Well me and the wife are finally making the trip down to Palm Springs. Have our lineup locked in for April.
PGA West Dye Mountain (The wife loves Pete dye golf courses)

Silver Rock

Desert Willow Firecliff

Its my first time down to the Palm Springs area. Our air bnb is central to all the courses we have picked for this trip. What’s the Uber situation like in the area? It is looking like it actually might be more of a savings skipping the rental car and just using uber everywhere we plan on going. I already have a list going of courses to play next time we go down if we enjoy the first trip. Can’t wait.

The whole PS area is quite spread out. You might be located close to golf courses, but you are going to shop and eat. You can easily go 10-15 miles just to go to a restaurant or to see an attraction. A rental car might be a little more expensive, but way more convenient and dependable. On days I didn't golf, we could easily go for breakfast, then shop, then back to room, then out to an attraction, back to the room, out to a restaurant and back to the room. An Uber bill will start to add up quick.

ZipinZ · February 17, 2023

Was able to get into a free 1 hour custom fitting slot today with Ping at the Desert Willow Academy of Golf. It was a 1-on-1 session with a very knowledgeable fitting specialist that included Trackman to validate my data. My 718 AP-2's may be kicked out of the bag, I got to try a number of head/shaft combo's, the Ping i230's and the G430's irons with Recoil 780's F4 Stiff out performed my current gamers. Waiting for Ping to send me my Trackman summary data and will have to make a difficult decision, sure was a positive experience. I think I even surprised the guys how well these irons performed for me. A few pic's .... enjoy.

BirdieTurkey · February 18, 2023

Heading down in a couple weeks and buddy is telling me that Silver Rock is a mess / under construction... basically that it's not worth it at the moment. Anyone down there able to speak to the validity of this?

So far on the docket is:

Course by the rental but can't remember the name lol

Silver Rock

Stadium

Celebrity

Fire Cliff

Rams Hill TBD

Have a few free days that will be filled with golf I am sure... just haven't booked yet.

Socrates · February 18, 2023

16 minutes ago, BirdieTurkey said:

Heading down in a couple weeks and buddy is telling me that Silver Rock is a mess / under construction... basically that it's not worth it at the moment. Anyone down there able to speak to the validity of this?

So far on the docket is:

Course by the rental but can't remember the name lol

Silver Rock

Stadium

Celebrity

Fire Cliff

Rams Hill TBD

Have a few free days that will be filled with golf I am sure... just haven't booked yet.

Haven't been there in a while, but I'm sure the hotel/resort complex to East and North of the course is under construction by now. They revamped the course a number of years ago to accommodate this and IMO, they screwed up the course. I think you could find better venues in any case. Eagle Falls is a better choice. Or Shadow Ridge.

vernon · February 18, 2023

1 hour ago, Socrates said:

Haven't been there in a while, but I'm sure the hotel/resort complex to East and North of the course is under construction by now. They revamped the course a number of years ago to accommodate this and IMO, they screwed up the course. I think you could find better venues in any case. Eagle Falls is a better choice. Or Shadow Ridge.

What he said. ☝️

ZipinZ · February 18, 2023

2 hours ago, BirdieTurkey said:

Heading down in a couple weeks and buddy is telling me that Silver Rock is a mess / under construction... basically that it's not worth it at the moment. Anyone down there able to speak to the validity of this?

So far on the docket is:

Course by the rental but can't remember the name lol

Silver Rock

Stadium

Celebrity

Fire Cliff

Rams Hill TBD

Have a few free days that will be filled with golf I am sure... just haven't booked yet.

Haven't played it while I'm here. After the changes they made to accommodate the new club house & hotel, it's no longer a favorite. When driving home from the AMEX Tourney in January, I could see the place is under major construction. I looked at the Google reviews, there are more positive than negative. Here's a few from people who played it in the past couple of months, that weren't impressed with the const. For the price they charge, I would go someplace else.

D.

Google Reviews:

Course is well-maintained. Even though there is a lot of construction going around the golf course it did not affect play at all. I can’t wait to see the completion of the clubhouse, restaurant and homes that are being built.

Course was great. Scenery outstanding. Would give 5 stars but the construction took that away.

There is so much construction, fencing lining the fairways, and equipment, taking away from the great views you’d expect for the price you pay. The greens and fairways are very well taken care of. If it wasn’t for the construction this would easily be 4/5.

First, let me say the course was in pretty good condition after overseeing and being closed. I had no issues with the course. My issues are with the pace of play, lack of Marshalls keeping pace of play, and paying what I believe is full price for a course in the middle of a construction zone. Unacceptable to do this and I would recommend to skip for a year or two until the resort is finished. No way I would have done this if I knew what was going on there. But again the course was nice, no complaints. But if you don't mind playing golf in a Walmart with noise and construction dirt and traffic, go for it. I will pass.

vernon · February 20, 2023

On 2/17/2023 at 5:15 PM, ZipinZ said:

Was able to get into a free 1 hour custom fitting slot today with Ping at the Desert Willow Academy of Golf. It was a 1-on-1 session with a very knowledgeable fitting specialist that included Trackman to validate my data. My 718 AP-2's may be kicked out of the bag, I got to try a number of head/shaft combo's, the Ping i230's and the G430's irons with Recoil 780's F4 Stiff out performed my current gamers. Waiting for Ping to send me my Trackman summary data and will have to make a difficult decision, sure was a positive experience. I think I even surprised the guys how well these irons performed for me. A few pic's .... enjoy.

I got the G410's right after they came out with the 780 ES Recoils. I hit 'em fine but didn't really care for the feel - kinda hard and clicky to me so I went back to the i210's (which also had the 780 shaft).

Also got the i59's with the 780 and really liked them - they are one great feeling iron but when the i230 came out I couldn't resist but got the new Recoil Dart 105 instead.

I honestly think it's the best iron and shaft combination that I've ever played. The feel of the shaft is different than the 780 but the difference is hard to describe.

Maybe more one piece or solid?

All I know is that they just wanna go straight. I've got probably fourteen or fifteen rounds in with them and have yet to hit anything wild in the way hooks or blocks or anything else and the distance is crazy consistent.

Just high long and straight which is hardly ever bad.

I thought the i210 was the best iron ever but not anymore.

I know you love those Titleist's and they're a damn fine iron but this i230 deal is really, really good.

Oh - and don't sleep on the U wedge. The first set matching gap wedge that I've ever played and it beat out my Glide 4.0 which is saying something.

Can't wait to hear what you decide!

ZipinZ · February 20, 2023

Feb 20th ... happy President Day to our American friends, enjoy your day.

Forecast is 77F with no wind, golfing today before the big storm arrives, it sure has been cooler here this year, fortunately we have an electric fireplace in our rental. The TV said damaging winds & perhaps 4 days of rain & snow in mtn's is on it's way, something that we normally don't see.

Paul .... Ping still haven't sent me my Trackman numbers, I was hoping to get them on Friday, need to give them a poke today. I really liked the i230's but they said my numbers were much better with the G430's, that's why the difficult decision.

Anyone planning on arriving this week bring some rain gear.

Edited February 21, 2023 by ZipinZ

Bonneville85308 · February 21, 2023

Here's my report from my trip to the PS area this past weekend. Weather was absolutely perfect and I had a great time.

Indian Canyons-North Course. Before the round, Mrs. Bonneville85308 and I had a nice lunch on the patio across the street at the South course clubhouse, food was excellent and great views of the course and mountains. The North course is an old school William F. Bell layout that runs through some older, high end homes, it is on flatter terrain compared to South and is a more benign layout. This seems like an easy course to walk, and I did see a few walkers out there. Conditions were just like I experienced on South a few weeks ago; excellent. They do a wall-to-wall overseed. The superintendent here does a great job at making the course plush yet still somewhat firm at the same time. Drives would get good rollout in the fairways and the ball would roll up if landed short of the greens. Really nothing to nit pick about conditions here at all. Bunker sand was good, greens were in great condition and rolled at an appropriate speed. Service from the staff was also excellent from start to finish. They got me out a little early, and with a tee time around noon, finished in 3:45 as a threesome. They use 10 minute tee time intervals which I think really helps space out groups and keep pace good. I continue to be impressed by this entire 36 hole facility and will make it a stop on future trips. $115 was a good deal for this. For those with non-golfing significant others, the Smoke Tree Stables are about a quarter mile from the courses on the same road and offer trail rides to kill a few hours.

Desert Falls:

I had two different customer service problems here within 5 minutes of my arrival which left a bad taste in my mouth, but aren't worth getting into detail about. Conditions were alright overall but not up to the level of the price and also not impressive given how great conditions are elsewhere right now. Fairways were thin on average, lots of bunkers were concrete. Greens were receptive. Ronald Fream was the architect, I had to look him up after. His thing seems to be big greens with many "fingers." There was a par 3 on the back (14?) that was one of the largest sloping greens I've ever played, it had to be 65-70 yards long from front to back. There were a handful of very interesting/unique holes out there, but I ultimately decided that Fream's green style isn't my cup of tea. This apparently was a private club years ago, and has that "this must have been a special place back in 1988" ambiance with the big clubhouse and all.

For what they are charging ($150 rack rate, though I got a GN deal for under $100), it is pure greed to use 8-minute tee time intervals, especially on a fairly difficult course like this. With a tee time around 12:30 (that they delayed until 12:50 and let the two foursomes behind us go out ahead), we waited on every single shot all afternoon, had 3 groups backed up on some tees, and finished at dark at a 4:50 pace.

This was a once and done for me. Glad to play it once, but ultimately didn't care for the layout, and the customer service issues plus bad pace sealed the deal.

Mountain Vista - Santa Rosa course:

This is in the gated Sun City Palm Desert 55+ community where they have 36 holes of golf. First off, the conditions were unreal for the price, like what you'd expect for a $219 course, not the $119 I paid (plus $2 for range balls, what a deal! lol). Seemed like not a blade of grass was out of place for the most part. Plush overseed, ball rolled out good in the fairways, good bunker sand. If I had to nitpick anything, some of rough about 20-40 feet off the sides of the greens had some very small bare spots the ball would nestle down in, and the greens were on the firmer side of what I prefer; was getting more roll out on wedges and short irons than usual. Teed off as the first group of the day as a threesome and finished in 3:30, would have been faster but we ran into a 9-holer foursome around hole 13. The ranger did kindly warn us this would happen so it wasn't a surprise.

Not the most interesting or unique layout, but I'd play this one again and am looking forward to trying its sister course, San Gorgonio.

Terra Lago - North course:

Really enjoyed this one. I particularly liked the collection of interesting par 3's. Greens had some variety with different ridges to navigate. As for conditions, a few of the fairways had a thin overseed in limited spots but most were good, bunker sand seemed new on many holes, greens were receptive and in excellent condition. One beef I have with the layout was that #18 needs a more forward tee box. It's a par 4 that is 426 from the 5,870 yard tees (which I played) and 404 from the 5,534 and 5,067 tees, most people who play from those total yardages have zero chance to get on in 2, let alone the fact that there is a giant pond and a bunker in front of the green that makes it almost impossible to roll a ball onto the green. I'm also not a fan of the high vertical bunker faces on some greensides that can make many lies basically unplayable, but I guess I just need to get better and hit the green from the fairway instead.

Finished in 4 hours as a foursome (thumb up for 10 minute intervals), was out ahead of the "Prestige" college tournament which looked like it had a big field and many spectators. I'll play this one again for sure.

Edited December 27, 2023 by Bonneville85308

ZipinZ · February 21, 2023

Bonneville ... I enjoyed the read, tks for taking the time to provide some excellent feedback, I'm sure others will also appreciate it. I'll update the course index with the info provided. Haven't played Terra Lago North for a few years now, pleased to read it's improved, I was told their south track still has issues. Some excellent pic. too.

Cheers

David

vernon · February 21, 2023

21 hours ago, ZipinZ said:

Feb 20th ... happy President Day to our American friends, enjoy your day.

Forecast is 77F with no wind, golfing today before the big storm arrives, it sure has been cooler here this year, fortunately we have an electric fireplace in our rental. The TV said damaging winds & perhaps 4 days of rain & snow in mtn's is on it's way, something that we normally don't see.

Paul .... Ping still haven't sent me my Trackman numbers, I was hoping to get them on Friday, need to give them a poke today. I really liked the i230's but they said my numbers were much better with the G430's, that's why the difficult decision.

Anyone planning on arriving this week bring some rain gear.

Man what is up with the weather out there? Don't get me wrong, I'd still rather be there than here but it woulda been pretty disappointing to have been there the last couple of weeks compared to what we have become accustomed to.

Heck, we've been over 60 most days around here and have been playing a lot of golf.

Nasty front coming through tomorrow night but back to 60 by the weekend.

I miss Palm Springs something awful but don't feel quite as bad considering the weather patterns as of late.

That woulda been a lot of money spent to be cold and wet......

Hope it gets pointed back in the right direction for you and soon.

Socrates · February 21, 2023

Jeez. Looking at the forecast for the rest of the week in PS. It could get ugly there if the rainfall amounts are correct.

pmang · February 22, 2023

2 hours ago, Socrates said:

Jeez. Looking at the forecast for the rest of the week in PS. It could get ugly there if the rainfall amounts are correct.

I’m going to be there all next week. Hopefully thing change for the better?

AzRoger · February 23, 2023

On 2/18/2023 at 6:15 AM, ZipinZ said:

Was able to get into a free 1 hour custom fitting slot today with Ping at the Desert Willow Academy of Golf. It was a 1-on-1 session with a very knowledgeable fitting specialist that included Trackman to validate my data. My 718 AP-2's may be kicked out of the bag, I got to try a number of head/shaft combo's, the Ping i230's and the G430's irons with Recoil 780's F4 Stiff out performed my current gamers. Waiting for Ping to send me my Trackman summary data and will have to make a difficult decision, sure was a positive experience. I think I even surprised the guys how well these irons performed for me. A few pic's .... enjoy.

Does Ping have a full time fitting setup at this location or was this just a Ping traveling van stop? I've stayed next door at the Desert Willow many times, may have to check it out next time I'm there.

Edited February 23, 2023 by AzRoger

ZipinZ · February 23, 2023

1 hour ago, AzRoger said:

Does Ping have a full time fitting setup at this location or was this just a Ping traveling van stop? I've stayed next door at the Desert Willow many times, may have to check it out next time there.

I contacted Ping Customer Support and they sent me the following, I called the Desert Willow spoke to Jason he was able to squeeze me in for a fitting. Best bet is to contact Ping and get their Fall Fitting Course schedule and if your planning a trip to Palm Springs Desert Willow, try to book a time slot. I included contact info below.

Cheers

David

Jason Wilkinson, PGA

Head Golf Professional

Desert Willow Golf Resort

(C)760-250-3355

From: PING Consumer Support [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: February 15, 2023 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: New PING.com Inquiry [from USA]

Good evening, Thank you for your email and interest. Below is this week scheduled in Palm Springs.

Your best option would be to contact the facility to see if they have any openings. Next week may be at private facilities, but you can try and contact them for an appointment also.

Furthermore, we may return to this region in the fall. Best of luck, we hope you can book an appointment. Just a reminder, the appointment is booked through the facility.

Please let us know if you have more questions. Thank you for your support of PING.

Play your best,

William H.

PING -Fitting Specialist

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 1.800.474.6434 / Monday- Friday: 7:00am - 4:00pm MST

Edited February 23, 2023 by ZipinZ

AzRoger · February 23, 2023

^^^^^^ Thanks! I was hoping that maybe it was like the Ping setup at the Westin Kierland in Scottsdale where they are there permanently giving fittings 4 days a week.

ZipinZ · February 23, 2023

Feb 23 - Updated the following based on BB123's - Feb 14th & Bonneville85308's Feb 20th reports with pic's.

Created a “Index of Course Pic’s/Reviews or Things-to-do in P.S.” to make it easier for those who haven’t played some of the more popular tracks in the Palm Springs area or wish to take a day off to do something different. When they upgraded the forum, we lost the actual post numbers, to find the applicable post with pics go to the page number and scroll down accordingly.

1.) Escena Golf Club - Page 1 near bottom.

2.) Westin Gary Player, Mission Hills North, 70705 Ramon Rd - Page 2 near top.

3.) Desert Willow – Firecliff – Page 2 near top.

4.) Terra Lago – North – Page 2 near bottom & Page 22 near middle.

5.) Classic Club – Page 3 near top & Page 17 bottom.

6.) Indian Canyons - South – Page 3 in middle.

7.) Silver Rock Resort – Page 3 middle.

8.) Rams Hill Golf Club, Borrego Springs – Page 4 near top & more info past middle page 4.

9.) Eagle Falls – Page 4 near top & Page 22 near top.

10.) Pete Carlson Golf Expo & Demo Days late Feb every year - Page 4 near middle & Page 9 middle.

11.) P.S. Air Museum – Page 5 near top.

12.) San Diego road trip & Torrey Pines, La Jolla - Page 5 in middle.

13.) Joshua Park Road Trip – Page 7 near top.

14.) PGA West – Stadium – Page 7 near top & Page 17 near bottom.

15.) McCormick’s Classic Car Auction – Late Feb every year – Page 10 top & Page 17 near middle.

16.) PGA West – Nicklaus – Page 11 near top.

17.) Westin Mission Hills, Pete Dye, 71777 Dinah Shore Dr, Rancho Mirage, Page 15 past middle.

18.) Volunteering at AMEX PGA Tournament La Quinta – Page 16 near top.

19.) Coachella Valley Firebirds & new Acrisure Arena – Page 16 in middle.

20.) Salton Sea Road Trip up to Salvation Mtn & Slab City – Page 17 at top.

21.) Tahquitz – Resort Course – Page 17 near middle.

22.) Dinah Shore - Tournament Course, Mission Hills Rancho Mirage – Page 18 near top.

23.) Shadow Hills (South course), Indio - Page 22 near top.

24.) Indian Canyon's - North - Page 22 near bottom.

25.) Desert Falls, Palm Desert - Page 22 near bottom.

26.) Mountain Vistas - Santa Rosa, Sun City Palm Desert - Page 22 near bottom.

27.) Ping Custom Club Fitting - Desert Willow Academy of Golf - Page 22 middle/bottom.

Edited February 23, 2023 by ZipinZ

ZipinZ · February 23, 2023

Feb 23 .... Rain day, cold front came in last night & rain started this am, based on the next few days the wash area's will be flooded with road closures once again. I booked Escena for Monday, hope this system passes quickly but more in forecast next week. Took a few pic's from our Desert Princess condo property, can hardly see the San Jacinto Mtn's and the wind Mill Farm to the west. Don't need any sunscreen for the McCormick's Classic Car Auction tomorrow.

D.

Couple brave golfers .... must be Cdn.

That's the Wind Mill Farm to the NW along I10.

Edited February 23, 2023 by ZipinZ

pmang · February 25, 2023

On 2/23/2023 at 3:53 PM, ZipinZ said:

Feb 23 .... Rain day, cold front came in last night & rain started this am, based on the next few days the wash area's will be flooded with road closures once again. I booked Escena for Monday, hope this system passes quickly but more in forecast next week. Took a few pic's from our Desert Princess condo property, can hardly see the San Jacinto Mtn's and the wind Mill Farm to the west. Don't need any sunscreen for the McCormick's Classic Car Auction tomorrow.

D.

Couple brave golfers .... must be Cdn.

That's the Wind Mill Farm to the NW along I10.

What is the course those guys are golfing on? Is it Cimarron? I’m playing that next Thursday for the first time.

ZipinZ · February 25, 2023

2 hours ago, pmang said:

What is the course those guys are golfing on? Is it Cimarron? I’m playing that next Thursday for the first time.

It's were we rent, the Desert Princess El Ceilo Hole #1, Cimarron is next door on the wash, you can see it on the Golftraxx link below.

Desert Princess El Cielo Course Golf Course Map.

Link .... https://golftraxx.com/full-layout?coursename=Desert+Princess+La+Vista%2FEl+Cielo+Course&zipcode=92234&static=true

Cimarron " Boulder" Golftraxx course map link ....

https://golftraxx.com/full-layout?coursename=Cimarron+Golf+Club-Boulders&zipcode=92234&city=Cathedral+City&state=CA&static=true

Trust this helps ....

D.

Edited February 25, 2023 by ZipinZ

ZipinZ · February 25, 2023

Feb 24th ... went down town to Pinocchio's on E Tahquitz Canyon Way enjoyed their bottomless Mimosa's with breakfast then off to the McCormicks Classic car auction downtown Palm Springs. There was no 1970 Zip-in-Z's & not as many nice vehicles on the lot as previous years, I included a few pic's of the one's that caught my eye. More rain & even snow in forecast for Saturday ....

Link ... to featured cars. https://www.classic-carauction.com/Featured-Cars

D.

2022 LUCID AIR DREAM EDITION - Lot Nbr. 463 - INCLUDES: - Dual Motor, All-wheel Drive - 1,080 horsepower - 500+ mile projected range - Exclusive Santa Monica interior with Nappa full-grain leather interior, natural wood trim, and Alcantara inserts - 21- speaker Surreal Sound, immersive audio system featuring Dolby Atmos technology - DreamDrive, advanced driver assistance system, including future-ready hardware for Level 3 functionality with over-the-air updates