Guides and Trips
Trips
One of the best adventures while visiting Palm Springs is to take the tram ride to the top of the ridge above at 8,616 feet. The goal? A wonderful day hiking in some of the most beautiful wilderness in Southern California. The tram ride up and down is a novelty in itself, but once at the top - stepping out of the upper tram building into the glorious fresh air, scented pines...
Tonight was a pressed hike up the mountain of sand, up almost one mile of hiking with only a brief stop to catch my breath. If you have ever hiked up a sand dune on Lake Michigan, you will know how hard it can be, though there is more firmness than just lose sand. Once on a ridge at the top I set up my camera tripod, which the wind promptly...
Tonight we tried a different route up the mountain of sand. We thought we were going directly up but when looking from below the trail looked better to the left. We had no idea we were going so far off course. Of course, all trails lead to the top of this hill. That is one of the things that makes it fun is trying to figure out where we are at and...
When in Palm Springs you will notice to the East a rather tall sandy hill with towers bristling from the top. Though they seem rather small and puny from a distance; they are actually bigger than they look upon mounting the summit. The hill is easy to access by going to where Date Palm T's into Varner Road. Take a right and go to about the 7th power line pole and you will find pull offs on...
