{"id":2452,"date":"2014-12-08T17:05:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T01:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2024-01-24T06:31:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:31:05","slug":"escaping-the-winter-gardener-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/escaping-the-winter-gardener-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Escaping the winter gardener blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a native Portlander, I get a little defensive when people say things like &#8220;It must rain there all the time.&#8221; My city-defending instinct first kicked in when I was a kid visiting family in Connecticut, and someone asked if we got snow year round. Somebody got me a &#8220;Oregonians don&#8217;t tan, we rust!&#8221; shirt, which I didn&#8217;t find very funny.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the year, I&#8217;m at peace with our seasons.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spring:<\/strong> Fully engage in renewed horticultural obsession.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Summer:<\/strong> Hunker down and pat myself on the back for finally getting that air conditioner, watching the garden from inside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fall:<\/strong> Constantly exclaim things like &#8220;Look at the trees! Look at this leaf! Look at me wearing boots and a sweater!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Winter:<\/strong> Pray for snow. Check the weather forecast compulsively. Enjoy the lights and sparkly bits that pop up around town.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But there is an awkward in between period that gets me every year, post-winter, or maybe pre-spring. Holiday celebrations are done. All hope of snow is lost. Coloring books from my youth would have me believe there are cheery flowers bursting forth. But in reality we&#8217;re in the March doldrums. I wasn&#8217;t annually afflicted until I started gardening and became aware of how long it takes for the garden to be green and leafy again, and this stretch of time is agony.<\/p>\n<p>There is no cure for the March doldrums, but there is treatment that can relieve the symptoms. Now, I&#8217;ve never been a sun worshiper, much to the dismay of the wing of the family that digs a poolside vacation, but I&#8217;ve learned from them a valuable lesson about the value of blowing town. One year my sun loving kin invited us to join them renting a house in Palm Springs. All I knew about it was that it gave me a hell of a sunburn the one time I visited as a kid. It wasn&#8217;t on my radar as a place to go, but as an adult, vacation opportunities are too rare to pass up, so I went back.<\/p>\n<p>Visiting as a grown up, I discovered very a different reason to travel here. While I wouldn&#8217;t say there&#8217;s a whole lot to do, it&#8217;s a funny sort of gardener&#8217;s paradise. There are a couple official gardens you can visit, but what is especially exciting is the omnipresence of spectacular plants everywhere, all the time, like they&#8217;re no big deal, mostly in front of to-die-for architecture. Plus, it&#8217;s quick and can be done fairly inexpensively if you time things right. So now, every couple years, when March is too long to bear, I try to get back there and remember that the plants will be green again soon enough.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. At the risk of being obvious, renting a modern house is amazing<\/h2>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t stay in this house, but it&#8217;s close enough. The fully restored mid century modern rental is ubiquitous. You get to feel very rat pack. We&#8217;ve found better deals than hotel prices, plus you get your very own private garden. This house caught my eye because it looks like they painted their red accent colors to match the <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/4271\/euphorbia-tirucalli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sticks on Fire<\/a> by the front door.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2464\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2464\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2464\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155625\/house-2013-03-03-11.05.11.jpg\" alt=\"House painted to match the Sticks on Fire Euphorbia? \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155625\/house-2013-03-03-11.05.11.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155625\/house-2013-03-03-11.05.11-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Typical style of rental houses, usually with a few bedrooms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I love houses that are designed for privacy but you still get a view.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2467\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2467\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2467\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155623\/house-interior_dining-room-window-2013-03-03-07.58.24.jpg\" alt=\"Palm Springs dining room \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155623\/house-interior_dining-room-window-2013-03-03-07.58.24.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155623\/house-interior_dining-room-window-2013-03-03-07.58.24-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Morning light in the dining room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Your rental house&#8217;s garden is probably amazing, too<\/h2>\n<p>Front yards pretty typically have awesome plants like these.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2466\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155624\/house-front_yard-2013-03-01-16.12.05.jpg\" alt=\"house front_yard 2013-03-01 16.12.05\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155624\/house-front_yard-2013-03-01-16.12.05.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155624\/house-front_yard-2013-03-01-16.12.05-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A private patio off the front of the house, with a private Pachypodium (<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/4085\/pachypodium-lamerei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lamerei<\/a>?)<\/p>\n<p><div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2470\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155621\/house-pachypodium-2013-03-03-10.44.07.jpg\" alt=\"Pachypodium\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155621\/house-pachypodium-2013-03-03-10.44.07.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155621\/house-pachypodium-2013-03-03-10.44.07-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2468\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155623\/house-pachypodium-2013-03-03-10.43.49.jpg\" alt=\"house pachypodium 2013-03-03 10.43.49\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155623\/house-pachypodium-2013-03-03-10.43.49.jpg 767w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155623\/house-pachypodium-2013-03-03-10.43.49-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a poolside lounger, but it does feel pretty great to have your very own temporary oasis. I think the tree in the corner is a yet-to-leaf-out fig. It stands out because there are so few other deciduous plants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2471\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2471\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2471\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155620\/house-pool-with-fig-tree-2013-03-03-08.23.40.jpg\" alt=\"The pool with a fig(?) not yet leafed out \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155620\/house-pool-with-fig-tree-2013-03-03-08.23.40.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155620\/house-pool-with-fig-tree-2013-03-03-08.23.40-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">The pool with a fig(?) not yet leafed out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. Simply walking down the street is inspiring<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2492\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2492\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2492\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155604\/street_desert-landscape-design_2013-03-01-16.39.10.jpg\" alt=\"Desert landscape design\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155604\/street_desert-landscape-design_2013-03-01-16.39.10.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155604\/street_desert-landscape-design_2013-03-01-16.39.10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Such inviting looking plants, and yet, the gate mocks me&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2490\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2490\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2490\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155606\/street_agaves_2013-03-02-11.10.42.jpg\" alt=\"Agaves\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155606\/street_agaves_2013-03-02-11.10.42.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155606\/street_agaves_2013-03-02-11.10.42-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Agaves in bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2489\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2489\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2489\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155607\/street-trina-turk-parking-strip-2013-03-02-11.18.45.jpg\" alt=\"Trina Turk planting\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155607\/street-trina-turk-parking-strip-2013-03-02-11.18.45.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155607\/street-trina-turk-parking-strip-2013-03-02-11.18.45-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Storefront planting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You see decks built around trees sometimes, but this is the first cactus deck I&#8217;ve come across.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2491\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2491\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2491\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155605\/street_deck-cactus-2013-03-02-17.23.20.jpg\" alt=\"Cactus deck\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155605\/street_deck-cactus-2013-03-02-17.23.20.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155605\/street_deck-cactus-2013-03-02-17.23.20-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Yes. Priorities are correct.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4. You don&#8217;t have to stop plant gawking when you&#8217;re inside<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2488\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2488\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2488\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155608\/restaurant_2013-03-02-10.08.33.jpg\" alt=\"Palm Springs restaurant\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155608\/restaurant_2013-03-02-10.08.33.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155608\/restaurant_2013-03-02-10.08.33-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Cactus in view from inside the restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5. Just because you&#8217;re not staying at a hotel doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t visit one<\/h2>\n<p>While in Palm Springs, it only makes sense to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkerpalmsprings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">The Parker<\/a> hotel and check out the garden. It looked a little more run down this year than when I first saw it in 2011, but it&#8217;s still worth the visit. It&#8217;s quite lush and different from the street side desert gardens, maybe (probably) the drought is taking its toll. But I always stop to get a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/5165\/otatea-aztecorum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexican Weeping Bamboo<\/a>, which has completely stolen my heart.<br \/>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2485\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2485\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2485\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155609\/parker_hammock2013-03-02-12.34.23.jpg\" alt=\"Almost too postcard perfect a scene.\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155609\/parker_hammock2013-03-02-12.34.23.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155609\/parker_hammock2013-03-02-12.34.23-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Almost too postcard perfect a scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2486\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2486\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2486\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155609\/parker_mexican-weeping-bamboo-2013-03-02-12.34.31.jpg\" alt=\"Mexican weeping bamboo\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155609\/parker_mexican-weeping-bamboo-2013-03-02-12.34.31.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155609\/parker_mexican-weeping-bamboo-2013-03-02-12.34.31-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Mexican. Weeping. Bamboo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/18749\/cortaderia-selloana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pampas grass<\/a> usually looks best when it has ample room, and they&#8217;ve got it here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2497\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2497\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2497\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155601\/the-parker-sitting-area.jpg\" alt=\"The Parker gardens\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155601\/the-parker-sitting-area.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155601\/the-parker-sitting-area-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">I mean to be showing off the Pampas Grass in the landscape, not the humans in the foreground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first time I visited, I seem to remember <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/35982\/asparagus-densiflorus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asparagus ferns<\/a> all over the place as one of the main repeating ground cover plants. Their numbers have dwindled, but it looked gorgeous at the time, and I&#8217;ve copied that idea liberally in my own garden.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2484\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2484\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2484\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155610\/parker_asparagus-fern-2013-03-02-12.39.27.jpg\" alt=\"Asparagus fern\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155610\/parker_asparagus-fern-2013-03-02-12.39.27.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155610\/parker_asparagus-fern-2013-03-02-12.39.27-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Asparagus fern as ground cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lobby is also good to look at.<\/p>\n<div class='one_fourth'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2482\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155611\/parker-interior-wall-diviver2013-03-02-12.43.19.jpg\" alt=\"The Parker Interior\" width=\"430\" height=\"1024\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_fourth'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2483\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155611\/parker-interior-wall-hanging-with-horse-2013-03-02-12.43.24.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Adler at The Parker\" width=\"430\" height=\"1024\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_fourth'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2479\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155615\/parker-interior-hanging-chairs-2013-03-02-12.43.43.jpg\" alt=\"The Parker hanging chairs\" width=\"430\" height=\"1024\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='one_fourth et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2475\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155618\/parker-interiof-lamps-2013-03-02-12.43.46.jpg\" alt=\"The Parker lamp \" width=\"430\" height=\"1024\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2478\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155616\/parker-interior-fireplace-and-hanging-chairs-2013-03-02-12.42.53.jpg\" alt=\"The Parker interior\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155616\/parker-interior-fireplace-and-hanging-chairs-2013-03-02-12.42.53.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155616\/parker-interior-fireplace-and-hanging-chairs-2013-03-02-12.42.53-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>6. If you need a break from too much relaxing, you can always hit the dinosaur museum in Cabazon<\/h2>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get too excited when you see a sign for a robotic dinosaur museum. Think tiny, kitchy, low budget, and decidedly non-scientific and you&#8217;ve got the right idea. You can visit and climb into the big dinos out front. They&#8217;re sort of the main attraction, but if you pay the entrance fee you get to see the &#8220;robotic&#8221; dinosaurs on display inside.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2463\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2463\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2463\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155627\/dinos-with-people-2013-03-02-14.44.24.jpg\" alt=\"A bit of time travel going on here\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155627\/dinos-with-people-2013-03-02-14.44.24.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155627\/dinos-with-people-2013-03-02-14.44.24-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">A bit of time travel going on here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2460\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2460\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2460\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155629\/dino-with-chimp-2013-03-02-14.47.07.jpg\" alt=\"A chimp and his dino, of course\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155629\/dino-with-chimp-2013-03-02-14.47.07.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155629\/dino-with-chimp-2013-03-02-14.47.07-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">A chimp and his dino, of course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2461\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2461\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2461\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155628\/dino-with-horseman-2013-03-02-14.47.47.jpg\" alt=\"Dino joust?\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155628\/dino-with-horseman-2013-03-02-14.47.47.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155628\/dino-with-horseman-2013-03-02-14.47.47-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Dino joust?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2458\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2458\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2458\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155630\/dino-palm-2013-03-02-14.19.17.jpg\" alt=\"Dino belly\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155630\/dino-palm-2013-03-02-14.19.17.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155630\/dino-palm-2013-03-02-14.19.17-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Dino belly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half et_column_last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2462\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2462\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2462\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155628\/dino-with-palm-2013-03-02-14.18.17.jpg\" alt=\"You can walk up into the dino's mouth\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155628\/dino-with-palm-2013-03-02-14.18.17.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155628\/dino-with-palm-2013-03-02-14.18.17-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">You can walk up into the dino&#8217;s mouth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2459\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2459\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2459\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155630\/dino-teeth-inside-2013-03-02-14.35.17.jpg\" alt=\"From inside the dino's mouth\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155630\/dino-teeth-inside-2013-03-02-14.35.17.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155630\/dino-teeth-inside-2013-03-02-14.35.17-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">From inside the dino&#8217;s mouth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2457\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2457\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2457\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155631\/dino-face-2013-03-02-14.28.28.jpg\" alt=\"ROAR!\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155631\/dino-face-2013-03-02-14.28.28.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155631\/dino-face-2013-03-02-14.28.28-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">ROAR!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like any museum, you can stop at the gift shop on the way out. Unlike any museum, the gift shop is in the belly of an air conditioned dinosaur.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2454\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_2454\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2454\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155633\/dino-air-condioning-2013-03-02-14.18.55.jpg\" alt=\"The rare gift shop dino\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155633\/dino-air-condioning-2013-03-02-14.18.55.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155633\/dino-air-condioning-2013-03-02-14.18.55-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">The rare gift shop dino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, where do you go if you you need a break have a chance to skip town for a few days?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a native Portlander, I get a little defensive when people say things like &#8220;It must rain there all the time.&#8221; My city-defending instinct first kicked in when I was a kid visiting family in Connecticut, and someone asked if we got snow year round. 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