Around the La Quinta Neighbourhood

Jeremy here.  We went for a short drive today (in our new clothes) to see more of the La Quinta neighbourhood nearby.  Not far away is La Quinta Country Club.  It was founded in 1959 and officially opened by President Eisenhower.  The street bordering the club on the north and west is called Eisenhower Drive. We received a short tour from a staff member who had worked there "since the new clubhouse was built" (after the former one was damaged in an earthquake!)  Den Dad took the next 2 photos from the Club parking lot.

Many of the homes in the area have distinctly Spanish features.  Here are two examples.

And the natural landscape is very close at hand, as in the following: