Palm Springs, California, is an epicenter of three great wildflower sites and host Martin Hale expertly guides us through all three. The range of mountains closest to Palm Springs is the Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains, which are the westernmost reach of the Sonoran Desert. Some of the wildflowers we discover here are transitional; also we find a waterfall in the desert. Nearby, Box Canyon and Painted Canyon, though relatively unknown, offer beautiful desert habitat with areas full of wildflowers if the rains have been good.