While we have been known to move around a lot in the style of a comedic witness protection program, this is the first time we have actually written about our current hometown. That says something about La Quinta, California. Located in the Coachella Valley surrounded by the Colorado Desert, La Quinta was founded as a...| The Desert Way with Jaylyn and John
As the saying goes, life gets in the way while you’re making other plans. We share with you an unexpected adventure that happened last weekend. Some may even refer to it as a cautionary tale. This one involved two boomers in a yellow 2005 Wrangler TJ. We were on the way to look at some alphabet ghost towns...| The Desert Way with Jaylyn and John
It wasn’t Camel cigarettes that paved the way for Route 66, although that would come later with its billboards and imagery appearing along the iconic Mother Road. | The Desert Way with Jaylyn and John
The United States’ views of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh during World War II and during the Cold War changed quite dramatically. It is important to analyze the results of changed perceptions during this period. The Tonkin Resolution in 1964, which will be summarized later, delineated the changes to United States policy and actions in...| The Desert Way with Jaylyn and John
The honor of receiving the very first star on Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 1992 didn’t go to a blockbuster entertainer like Bob Hope, Ginger Rogers or Frank Sinatra.| The Desert Way with Jaylyn and John
Once there was a town. | The Desert Way with Jaylyn and John