It began with a tennis tournament in 2002 in the greater Palm Springs area, the Phoenix Challenge, hosted by eight major resorts. We were with a group of fellow senior tennis friends, all from Oregon. The beauty of those resorts enthalled all of us.
That year was in the middle of the dot-com burst, severely depressing the real estate market. Before this trip we never entertained the slightest thought of buying a condo in Palm Springs, and before we left, we bought a condo in the PGA West complex!
We've returned each year to admire the view, and of course to enjoy the climate and play golf and tennis.
La Quinta itself has all the charms and rustic flavor of a small, exquisite southwestern desert community. La Quinta is enchanting to explore, to visit their galleries and patronize their restaurants, all splendidly isolated from the maddening crowd of the greater Palm Springs community. Serenity prevails.