As one would expect, it is quite hot at the moment in the Palm Springs area. If I'm not mistaken, it was around 116 degrees this past weekend. It's just down right HOT! I've grown accustomed to the climate after many long arid summers and don't mind the heat at all. However, being the Palm Springs Savant, people often write to me and ask, "what do people do to keep cool in Palm Springs?" Well, I thought today would be a perfect day to share one example of what some folks do. To be sure, anyone with kids in the family heads over to Knott's Soak 
City . It is a twenty-one acre water park designed around a 1950s Southern California beach theme. It is a hit with visitors and locals alike; you can buy one time tickets or season passes. Knott's Soak City features 22 water rides and attractions. Popular features include the "Rip Tide Reef", with an amazing 800,000 gallon wave pool, the "Sea Snake", a 50-foot tube slide, "Dare Devil Tower", side-by-side speed slides down a wild seven story drop. In addition to "Pacific Spin", a multi-person raft that drops 75 feet down 
into a six-story funnel, there is also a lazy river for more relaxed water fun. Even if you have little ones, kiddies can play in the "Gremmie Lagoon" with child sized water slides and their own splash pool. Adults have their own respite, and hang out in the private poolside cabanas with waiter service, so you never have to lift a finger. if you don't mind crowds or a lot of kid, it's really the perfect way to cool off in the middle of the hot dry desert summer months. I borrowed a few more photos from the Internet:
Looks refreshing, doesn't it? And who says the desert is too hot in the summer? So don't be afraid to come visit, there are great hotel rates this time of year too!
-Rick Rockhill
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