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Volume 67 | Number 11
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CELEBRATING THE RESIDENTIAL PARK COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
Do the Loop at Indio Hills
New trail opens featuring rare views looking into Coachella Valley
In This Issue
Senior News.........................................2 “Light It Up” Holiday Campaign..............3 Dezart’s Free Virtual Series..................4 Spanish Chorizo Stew..........................5
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he five mile loop trail was a joint undertaking of the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC), Friends of the Desert Mountains (FODM), City of Indio, Indio Water Authority (IWA) and the Bureau of Land Management. The project included new parking, fencing, access and safety improvements at the trailhead. Funding was provided primarily by the Conservancy, the City and IWA. Volunteers from FODM and local hiking clubs scouted the trail route, built new sections and cleaned up the area alongside it. Although the trail unofficially opened to the public in the spring, formal recognition of the project was delayed due to COVID-19. For those reasons, attendance by public officials at the ribbon cutting on November 20 will be kept to a minimum, masks are required, and social distancing will be enforced. Individual hikes by participants at a later time will be encouraged, in lieu of the traditional inaugural group hike. “This is the first trail to open in the eastern Coachella Valley in recent memory,” said Jim Karpiak, Executive Director of the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy. “Although we imagined a grand celebration to mark the occasion, we realize that could be
• Deceased scientists and researchers who have contributed to the study of Mars will, in a sense, live forever on the red planet: Craters larger than 37 miles are named in their honor. • The blue whale is earth’s largest living creature, surpassing even
1. GEOGRAPHY: The country of Equitorial Guinea lies on which continent? 2. MOVIES: Which 1989 movie contains the line, “Have you ever danced with the devil by the pale moonlight?”? 3. U.S. STATES: Which state’s official flower is the Rocky Mountain Columbine?
Photo courtesy of City of Indio
some time away. Because of that, we didn’t want to let another season pass by without recognizing at least in this small way, the collaborative effort it took to make the Indio Hills Trail happen.” The trailhead is adjacent to the Coachella Valley Canal and future site of Indio’s Posse Park. The trail winds through canyons and leads up to the crest of the mud hills that feature rare views looking into the Coachella Valley and at its surrounding mountain ranges. The new trail in the Indio Hills is also commonly referred to as the Indio Hills Badlands Trail, the East Indio Hills Trail, and the Golf Center Trail. It is the second of four trail projects spearheaded by the Conservancy and FODM to
most dinosaurs. Not only can it reach over 100 feet in length and weigh more than 100 tons, but its heart can tip the scale at 1,300 pounds and is the size of a small car, while its arteries are big enough for a full-grown human to swim through -- not that we recommend you go for a swim and attempt it. • People with autism are less likely to catch yawns. • In 2007, Iran claimed 14 squirrels found near the nation’s borders were actually spies.
4. LITERATURE: Which 17th century Spanish novel includes the line, “Wit and humor do not reside in slow minds”? 5. HISTORY: How many crewed moon landings has the United States made so far?
expand recreational options on public lands in areas underserved by outdoor amenities. The project will also improve conditions for wildlife and plants through bulk cleanup activities, and by blocking unofficial “social trails” and roads to reduce damaging human impacts, such as off-road vehicle use. Dogs and non-motorized bikes are allowed.
• Hans Steininger, who is said to have had the longest beard in the world, died in 1567 from tripping over that beard while running from a fire. • The record for most times being hit by a baseball pitch -- a whopping 287 -- belongs to Hughie Jennings, who finally got smart and retired in 1918. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
6. TELEVISION: Which 1980s sitcom features a character named Al Bundy? 7. LANGUAGE: What action is described in the term nephelococcygia? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What color is cyan? 9. MUSIC: Which group had the 1989 hit “Love Shack”? 10. ANATOMY: What is a goiter? © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6