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Bushnell Pinseeker Hybrid Golf GPS Laser Rangefinder
$479.95
BUSHNELL PINSEEKER HYBRID GOLF GPS LASER RANGEFINDERPinseeker Hybrid golf Laser RangefinderPart #: 201951The Bushnell Hybrid golf GPS Pinseeker Rangefinder is your secret weapon to dominate every hole on the golf course. A whole new way to revolutionize your golf game, the Hybrid GPS Laser Rangefind |
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Garmin Approach S1 Golf GPS Watch
$239.99
The new Garmin Approach S1 is unlike any other golf GPS. Combining a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with a lightweight, flexible sport watch, S1 gives you distance information to the front, back and middle of greens for more than 14,000 preloaded U.S. and Canadian courses. You can measure individual |
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Bushnell neo+ Golf GPS w / Pre-Loaded Courses
$149.95
BUSHNELL NEO PLUS GOLF GPS W/ PRE-LOADED COARSESneo+ golf GPSThe smallest, most compact, golf GPS unit available is also one of the simplest and easiest to use. The neo+ is pre-loaded with over 16,000 North American golf courses. It provides quick, accurate distance to the front, center & back of th |
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Bushnell Yardage Pro x GC+ PRELOADED Golf GPS Rangefinder
$279.95
BUSHNELL YARDAGE PRO XGC+ GOLF GPS RANGEFINDER PRELOADEDYardage Pro XGC+Model: 368350Take your game to the next level with Bushnell's premium golf GPS device - the powerful Yardage Pro XGC+. Pre-loaded with over 16,000 North American golf courses its ready to use out of the box! The 2.2" High Resolu |
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Bracketron Golf Cart Portable Cup Holder GPS Mount
$19.95
Cup-iT Portable Golf Cart GPS MountQuick and easy cup holder mounting kit secures most Golf GPSThe Cup-iT?s sturdy flex shaft and 360° rotating capability adds more adjustability for easier viewing and access with a secure base. Also included is the Grip-iT Mobile Device Holder that works with |
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Garmin Approach G5 Handheld GPS Golfing Companion
$329.99
Give your game a boost of confidence with the Garmin Approach G5, a rugged, waterproof, touchscreen golf GPS packed with thousands of preloaded golf course maps. Approach uses a high-sensitivity GPS receiver to measure individual shot distances and show the exact yardage to fairways, hazards and gr |
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Bushnell Yardage Pro GPS Rangefinder - Gray/Orange
$119.95
Yardage Pro GPSFor the golfer who just wants to know the distance to the front, middle and back of the green, it doesn't get any simpler. It's all there - at a single glance. It can even measure driving distances. The Yardage Pro GPS, only from Bushnell.The easiest to use golf GPS deviceDistance at |
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Bracketron GPS Skin Shade
$15.78
GPS Skin Shade Designed to fit most 3.5" GPS Prevents glare, giving you optimum visibility Protects your GPS from impact - helping to prolong life Quick installation in 3 easy steps Specifically designed to not block ports on the supported GPS models Fits Magellan® Maestro 3200/3250, |
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Garmin GPS 72H Hand Held GPS Receiver
$139.99
Make a splash with the Garmin GPS 72H, a lightweight, waterproof handheld that floats. Simple yet robust, the GPS 72H features high-sensitivity GPS and a USB connection along with its large screen, simple operation and rock-solid performance. Acquire Satellites Quickly Find your way effortlessly wit |
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Bracketron Universal GPS PowerPak
$24.95
Universal GPS PowerPak Retractable USB cord prevents cord clutter Recharge GPS unit on computer using retractable USB cord Detachable charger adapters allow for use within vehicle or in-building use Powers most GPS units with USB-mini receptacles including Garmin, TomTom, & Magellan un |
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Resort at Indio Attracts California Families
The Coachella Valley is a popular vacation spot for families. Palm Springs and nearby cities are the perfect antidote to congested big-city living.
The cities of this valley have made good use of irrigation water piped in to transform the harsh desert environment into a cornucopia of luxury resorts, golf courses ' some 120 at last count ' upscale shopping boulevards and palm trees as far as the eye can see. The fertile green lawns are carefully overseen by an army of landscapers and a drive through the neighborhoods of places like Palm Desert and Indian Wells is a window into the "good life" enjoyed by well-to-do retirees as well as upwardly mobile professionals.
Yet never far away from these meticulously maintained homes and estates is the raw desert ' a place where you can finally put space between yourself and other people, and enjoy what passes for a back-to-nature experience, even though minutes later you'll most likely be luxuriating in modern, upscale accommodations designed to pamper you from head to toe.
On our most recent trip to the desert we based ourselves a few miles east of Palm Springs in Indio, a comfortable neighborhood, but perhaps less extravagant than some other parts of the valley. Out on the eastern edge of the Coechella Valley cities, this area is now undergoing a major transformation with several new housing developments that feature modern, spacious homes set alongside man-made lagoons and canals, all five minutes from the freeway. It is in this same area that a major new resort complex ' the Resort at Indio ' was built just in the last few years.
There are 453 condo units altogether and they're built around a waterpark full of sprinklers, canals, ponds, pools and even a man-made river for inner-tube floating. The largest of two swimming pools is a gigantic 5,000 square feet. If you're anxious to get some exercise, check out the backetball court, tennis courts, gym and recreation center. Golfers need go no farther than the Terra Lago golf course adjacent to the resort.
Given the recreational opportunities, it's not surprising that the Resort at Indio is especially popular with families. During our visit on an unseasonably warm spring weekend, family groups large and small were taking full advantage of the pools and other facilities. Families were spending hours on the spacious deck poolside. Come mealtime, many would walk the short distance back to their condo units and fire up the barbecues available on their decks and patios. As you might expect, the accommodations are really vacation rentals, not hotel rooms ' each unit comes with a complete kitchen, multiple bedrooms, living and dining room areas. Since the resort is almost brand-new, everything's in top shape with the latest appliances, colors and d?r.
As tempting as it was to just laze by the pool all weekend, we did want to get out and experience the desert. With daytime temperatures reaching mid-90's, we headed out early in the morning when temps were more in the mid-70's to mid-80's. Our objective was the Pinkham Canyon Trail, within the Joshua Tree National Park, only a 20-minute drive from the resort. Our desert activity: geocaching.
For those who are not yet enlightened, geocaching is a relatively new activity in which you use your hand-held GPS unit to find "caches" or boxes of trinkets hidden in various locations. There can be caches in remote areas, or in developed areas, or even in amusement parks such as Legoland near San Diego. What it really comes down to is a kind of Easter Egg hunt for both kids and adults and, from what we've discovered, it is great family activity.
If you have a Garmin GPS, it has nifty software that interfaces with a major website - www.geocaching.com ' to make finding these caches relatively easy. Prior to heading out to the Pinkham Canyon Trail, we went to the website and found a dozen or so caches that were located in that particular area. The Garmin software enabled us to download the longitude and latitude of those caches into our GPS so that we could see where they were on our GPS map. Once we got in the general area of the caches, we just let our GPS lead us right to the locations of the caches.
Some caches are easy to find in easy terrain; others can be quite challenging and located in terrain that is hard to traverse. It was going to be a hot day, so we chose the easiest option - driving the 4-wheel-drive trail and finding caches along the way. We eventually found about two-thirds of them and, of course, our grade-school-aged kids were thrilled with each find ' even though nothing of real value was to be found. The idea is to take a trinket and leave a trinket of your own; it's "treasure" only in the sense that you'll treasure this activity with your kids. And it gave us the illusion, anyway, we had gone "into the wild."
Another 15 miles east from the Pinkham Canyon Trial on Interstate 10 there is a great place to see some military history first-hand: the General Patton Memorial Museum at Chiriaco Summit. The museum is a testament to General George Patton, one of the military heroes of World War II, and also to his specific involvement with creating the Desert Training Center, a vast desert landscape set aside for tank training when U.S. troops needed to prepare for warfare in North Africa. While Patton only ran the center for four months when it opened in 1942, he was instrumental in choosing the site where it was located.
The museum tells the story of the training center, but it also is a collection of artifacts from several wars including World War II. It's not in a fancy building and doesn't compare, for example, with the World War II Museum in New Orleans, but it is a fascinating group of exhibits that brings visitors closer to the realities of war. Through its collection of photos and documents, the museum offers a historical account of Patton and his contributions to the U.S. military. There is a large assortment of items actually used in war, from German Lugar pistols to machine guns to gas masks to uniforms and gear worn by our troops in several past wars.
It's as if someone put up a sign that said "Bring us all of your war memorabilia and leave it here."
Outside the museum are several tanks and other Army vehicles that help visitors envision what tank warfare must have been like in World War II. And it was easy to imagine hundreds of these tanks doing mock battle in these miles and miles of open desert a little more than a half-hour away from today's glitzy Palm Springs.
AT A GLANCE
WHERE: Indio is located in the Coachella Valley, about 20 miles east of Palm Springs. The Resort at Indio is next to the desert foothills at the northern edge of the valley and adjacent to Terra Lago golf course.
WHAT: The Resort at Indio is a condo-style resort in which visitors can reserve condos much as they would reserve a hotel room. During our visit there were no restaurants on property, but a deli and an on-site Domino's Pizza were scheduled to open in late spring 2008.
WHEN: Prime time of the year is late fall, winter and early spring because daytime temperatures are moderate during those periods. However, we've enjoyed Palm Springs even in hot temperatures by planning early morning outings and spending a lot of time in the swimming pool. Rates are substantially lower in summer.
WHY: The desert is a great place to escape civilization and it's where you can always count on sunshine.
HOW: For more information on the Resort at Indio, phone 800-867-2095 or visit www.greatpricedcondos.com/id/. Rates range from $99 in low-season for a one-bedroom unit to $310 in high season for a three-bedroom unit. Patton Museum info can be obtained by phoning 760-227-3483 or visit www.generalpattonmuseum.com.
About the Author
Cary Ordway is president of Getaway Media Corp which publishes websites focused on regional travel. Among the sites published are www.californiaweekend.com, which focuses on California vacations, and www.northwesttraveladvisor.com, which covers Northwest getaways.
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