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Read more about the article A day at a Wind Farm!

A day at a Wind Farm!

While in Palm Springs we did a self driving tour at Palm Springs Windmill Tours. The tour starts at the Tour Center with exhibits and a video that showcase the history of the first Southern California wind farm established in 1982. After you explore the exhibits, you are on your way to see 10 marked stops with curated audio and an app! Also included are two stops close to active Wind Turbines that reach over 400 feet tall! Are you ready to become a wind energy hack? Palm Springs Windmill Tour: https://www.windmilltours.comWe highly recommend this tour!Let us know what you…

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A day at the Living Desert Zoo!

One of our favorite days so far in the Palm Springs area was at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert.  This zoo and gardens specializes in the deserts of the world!  The zoo features the African Savanna to the Wild Americas to Australian Adventures and there are over 500 animals!  This venue has been named number six on Condé Nast Traveler’s list of 10 Best Zoos in the US.  This was the best zoo we have been to!  We were so lucky, the temperatures were about 70 degrees with bright sunshine! The animals were so entertaining.Let us…

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Palm Canyon, Victor Loop Trail

Indian Canyons is a canyon just outside of Palm Springs, CA.  Indian Canyons is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the world’s largest California Fan Palm Oasis!  Indian Canyons is home to the Agua Caliente Indians, specifically the Band of Cahuilla. The drive to the parking lot from the entrance is about 5 miles and there you will find a small trading post.  The trail starts just below the trading post.  One of the welcome signs alerts the hikers of the “rattlesnake habitat”!  We did not see any rattlesnakes….The hike is about 3 miles with the 1st…

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Monument Valley Tribal Park!

Since we left Richmond August of 2020, we have been to Monument Valley or close to it several times.  The tribal park has been closed for a year and a half due to Covid.  Only just recently has the Navajo Nation opened up for tours! The drive up to Monument Valley from Camp Verde, AZ is about 3.5 hours.  We left the campground at 6:30am and witnessed an unbelievable sunrise from the road.  Our route passed Sedona, Flagstaff and the road that leads to the Grand Canyon.  We made reservations at “The View, Cabins” that sit on Navajo Tribal Park…

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