Home to an annual music and arts festival, Coachella Valley also has plenty to offer adventure-seekers.
The San Andreas Fault runs right through Coachella Valley. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
Just outside Palm Springs, Indian Canyons is a gorgeous preserve filled with California palm trees. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
The California fan palm is the only palm tree native to California. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
Indian Canyons near Palm Springs has the world’s largest concentration of California palm trees. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
One of the best ways to explore the San Andreas Fault is in a four-wheel-drive vehicle.. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
The Joshua tree is an iconic symbol of California’s high desert. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
The Painted Canyon is one of the most striking features of the Mecca Hills Wilderness Area. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
Miramonte chef Paul Hancock tends to his garden, which supplies many of the ingredients used at the resort’s Grove Artisan Kitchen. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
Roddy McCalley climbs in the Indian Cove section of Joshua Tree National Park. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
Roddy McCalley teaches rock climbing classes in Joshua Tree National Park. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
Shields Date Garden in Indio, Calif., has a shop and cafe tucked beneath the date palms. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
Coachella Valley is full of spindly shrubs. (Mark Johanson / Chicago Tribune)
