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SUNRISE AT DEATH VALLEY-Photo by Tom Cochrun

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

BEST DATE SHAKE IN THE DESERT

IN THE LAND OF THE WIND MILL
       A sweet story now about a special oasis in the Coachella Valley desert, in the land of the big winds,
 the big wind mills
Where cell phone towers masquerade as date palms
where the main drag is appropriately named.
The Coachella Valley, 45 miles long and about 15 miles wide produces 95% of the dates sold in the US.
The Valley runs from Riverside County on the southeast to the San Bernadino Mountains to the Salton Sea.  It is bounded on the west by the San Jacinto Mountains and in that region is said to be the best date shakes anywhere.  
Out in the country, near the wind mills on Indian Canyon Road
the sign that is perfectly suited for the desert of dates
and the inconspicuous edifice that leads to a world of wonder
prices and items you'll likely not find elsewhere


and amidst it all the magic ingredient
and behind the counter, the gal that can work magic

and the product of her endeavor,
the enchanting Date Shake- good enough to make you feel smug
and then pucker 
The taste test proves it
Best Date Shake in the Desert!
In this enchanted land where
Dinah Shore and Gene Autry intersect
and where the clouds stop at the top of the San Jacinto mountain

and where the sun seems to shine in a way that builds a taste
for the best date shake in the desert.
See you down the trail.

2 comments:

  1. Who is that masked man . . . with his arm tightly around your wife?

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  2. A good friend and fraternity brother, who was also the "discoverer" of the Wind Mill.

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