Throwback Thursday: Rural Mailboxes in the Snow  We used to journey to the California desert cities regularly during the year, taking the trip through the mountains then down a long winding hills into Palm Desert. We were there a number of years ago after New Year's (2013) and traveled through quite a bit of snow...not something we get here in Carlsbad although we can see snow covered mountains off in the distance. This collection of rural mailboxes in the snow - a collection of more than 50 - was too good a photo opportunity to drive by. I'm glad I took the time to take this photo, and several the year before during the summer, since on a later trip in 2014 the mailboxes had all disappeared - no doubt progress of some sort in the mail delivery process!  12/05/2019

  Frank Sinatra's House Villa Maggio for Sale!   We love celebrity homes in Palm Springs!  Bob Hope's homes have made headline news when they came on the market! Now you can own Frank Sinatra's former home, Villa Maggio- listed by Crosby Doe & Associates,  for less than $4 Million!  Frank and his Rat Pack pals partied the nights away on this private estate above the glittering desert floor. Villa Maggio was built in 1967 for $1.9 Million,  at 70300 San Lozano in Mountain Center, Sinatra's estate is situated just off of Hwy 74, or the Palms to Pines Highway above El Paseo in Palm Desert.  The  10-acre estate features a main house with 3 bedrooms and  6 bathrooms, while the guest house has 3 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.  The pool house features his and hers saunas with over 6400sq.ft. of liv... 05/03/2013

Marilyn Monroe is in Palm Springs... in case you didn't know.  This week she was pampered with the largest pedicure ever! If you are visiting the Palm Springs area come downtown and see her.  She is waiting for you! While in Palm Springs don’t miss the 26 ft. tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe by American artist and Johnson & Johnson heir Seward Johnson. The sculpture is inspired by the famous photograph by Bernard of Hollywood from the film The Seven Year Itch. She is located at what many call the corner of “Main and Main,” Palm Canyon & Tahquitz Canyon Way in the heart of downtown Palm Springs. Marilyn Monroe has many legendary ties to Palm Springs. To name a few, she was photographed and “discovered” by Johnny Hyde from the William Morris Agency at Charlie Farrell’s Racquet Club. She ... 09/24/2012

Mountain Center is in Riverside County, in the Riverside-San Bernardino metro area. The latitude of Mountain Center is 33.704N. The longitude is -116.725W.It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 4,518 feet.Mountain Center,CA  92561, is the official place the postal service uses as its main address for the distribution of mail for several communities that make up this area. The town it self is located on Highway 74, also known as the Palms to Pines Highway, and Highway 243.Idyllwild, CA is not far from Mountain Center but the communities that make up Mountain Center will be highlighted in the communities. Pinyon Crest, Pinyon Pines, Chapman Ranchos, Royal Carrizo to name a few.     07/21/2007

A short drive, 10 to 13 miles up Highway 74 from the ElPaseo shopping community of Palm Desert and you're in the Santa Rosa Mountain community of Pinyon Crest.  A rural community of 100 or more homes with a total of approx. 200 lots.  The acreage size of the lots begin with 1 acre parcels and go up to over 2.5 acre parcels. Pinyon Crest was created in the late 1950's and established the Pinyon Crest Homeowners Association.  The association manages and maintains the decomposed granite roads, private (wells) water system and administers the architectural design standards along with keeping the CC&R regulations up to date and overseeing the well being of the community.  Dues for the community are under 1,000 dollars a year and are paid bi-annually by the property owners.  This area of the ... 07/20/2007