2013, NOVEMBER 20: CALIFORNIA-PALM SPRINGS & CRESTLINE
On
November 20, Kundan and I flew to Orange County, California for a family visit.
But
our hopes for enjoying sunny and warm climate of Southern California were
dashed, as the cold and rainy weather of Oregon followed us even there. According
a news report it was the first in a series of storm systems that had moved into
Southern California on November 20.
Weather
was really bad on Nov 21, as my brother-in-law, Rohit and his wife, Rita, drove
us, about 85 miles on I-10 East to Palm Springs. It was steady rain most of the
way. The rain-storm dumped up to six inches of water causing extensive
flooding. Some San Bernardino streets turned into raging streams. Next day the
same storm dumped up to 11 inches of snow in parts of Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas, before moving further east. Watch
a live November 21 video report about the weather at
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Los-Angeles-Southern-California-Weather-Rain-Snow-Storm-232823011.html
Rain
stopped as we approached Palm Springs city limits, about two-hours later (but
only to resume, on our way back later that afternoon).
Situated in the shadow of Mount San Jacinto, Palm Springs is a desert resort city in Riverside County of California. Starting in the early 1900's, its hot dry, sunny weather attracted health tourists and Hollywood personalities. Now home to about 46,000 residents, city's many attractions continues to draw tourists year around.
Situated in the shadow of Mount San Jacinto, Palm Springs is a desert resort city in Riverside County of California. Starting in the early 1900's, its hot dry, sunny weather attracted health tourists and Hollywood personalities. Now home to about 46,000 residents, city's many attractions continues to draw tourists year around.
Image: Rita, Rohit and Kundan outside the Mexican restaurant in downtown Palm Springs
After
lunch at a Mexican restaurant, we drove around downtown taking pictures,
including sculptures of two Indian women laborers at an intersection, a Cahuilla Indian maiden at a resort casino, etc.
Images: (Above) Two female Cahuilla Indian Laborers; (Bottom) A Cahuilla Indian Maiden
But
the most impressive sight was that of the 126-ft tall "Forever Marilyn" sculpture of Marilyn Monroe by Seward Johnson. Made of bronze and stainless steel, this
34,300-pound iconic sculpture stands 26 Feet tall, in the heart of downtown
Palm Springs.
Image: "Forever Marilyn"
Next I will write about our visit to the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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