SoCal Close-Ups: A date with the Coachella Valley

Sure, you could go to the beach again. Or you could turn your back on the Pacific and head instead for a desert land of date shakes and camel races, jumbo windmills and creationist dinosaurs, native palms and gay parties, mountain views and midcentury buildings. We'll get to those details later, but by now you know we're talking about the Coachella Valley.

By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times

November 25, 2012