California's Best Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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CahuillaIndian

Reservation

Morongo

Indian

Reservation

Ramona

Indian

Reservation

SantaRosa

IndianReservation

San

Gorgonio

Wilderness

MtSan

Jacinto

StatePark

SantaRosa

Wilderness

JoshuaTree

NationalPark

BigMorongo

Canyon

Preserve

AguaCaliente

SanBernardino IndianReservation

NationalForest

Color

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iver

Aque

duct

Morongo

Valley

LaQuinta

Thousand

Palms

Joshua

Tree

Desert

HotSprings

Yucaipa

Banning

Yucca

Valley

Hemet

Coachella

Cathedral

City

Indio

Palm

Springs

Cabazon

Idyllwild

LakeHemet

Pacific

Crest

Trail

SantaRosa&

SanJacinto

MountainsNational

Monument

Palm

Desert

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1 Palm Springs

Take a ride on the Palm

Springs Aerial Tramway

(%888-515-8726; http://www.

pstramway.com; 1 Tram Way;

adult/child $24/17; h10am-

8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm

Sat & Sun, last tram down

9:45pm; c). It’s 30°F to

40°F cooler as you step

out into pine forest at

the top, so bring some

warm clothing – the trip

up from the sun-baked

desert floor is said to

be the equivalent (in

temperature) of driving

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

Palms to Pines

Scenic Byway

An.easy.day.or.overnight.trip.from.Palm.Springs,.

this.scenic.byway.ascends.to.piney.forests.and.

descends.back.to.the.desert.floor.in.a.mere.couple.

of.hours..Up.in.the.mountains,.watch.for.bald.

eagles,.prairie.falcons,.bighorn.sheep.and.mule.

deer..Stretch.your.legs.along.the.Pacific.Crest.Trail.

before.taking.a.time.out.at.the.lakes,.meadows.

and.mountains.around.Idyllwild.

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