So many dates, one by one
Coachella Valley grows 40 million pounds of dates a year, and I discovered there is much more to dates than the dried box from the store. Shields Date Garden in Indio sells varieties of dates, a lovely cafe and the famous date shake. They know a bit about dates since being in business since 1924....
General George S. Patton Museum
One hour east of Palm Springs is the General George S. Patton Memorial Museum. Right off I-10 at Chiriaco Summit, the building is full of Gen. Patton’s history, war plans and a video about the General. The museum sits on the property known as Camp Young, which had been chosen by Gen Patton for soldiers...
