Last day in the desert

We spent our last full day on our feet, starting at 7 am with 18 holes of golf. Art played, I drove the cart and scavenged a huge windfall lemon along the course. We finished by 9 am, and after a brief break for breakfast headed across town to the Palm Springs tramway. The tram slow rotates as it climbs 6000 feet from desert to snow in the Mt. San Jacinto state park. Too much ice on the trail for serious hiking, but the views of the valley and the mountains were both exhilarating and vertiginous. I certainly will have falling and flying dreams tonight!

Tram car at the base station

From prehistory to mid-century: this is the "house of tomorrow " that Elvis rented for his honeymoon in 1967. This is the only certified celebrity house we found but they're all over Palm Springs if you can see anything then the high walls or impenetrable hedges. 

The best for last - the Palm Springs art museum with outstanding modern and American Western art.  It had works from Picasso and Calder to today's artists including Ai Wei-Wei.  An amazing gem of a museum with many very wealthy donors!  No photos but great memories.

Now winding down after great fish tacos and soaking in the hot tub. So hard to face leaving the 80 degree sunny desert for the coldest weather of 2015 at home.  We hope to come back with a crowd next year!