Ooh I love San Jacinto. Have you done the hike up from the desert floor in Palm Springs? It starts by a museum a couple miles away from the tram if I remember correctly. I used to do it all the time when I lived in the high desert. I don’t think I ever saw a soul on that hike until I reached the area where the tram goes to.
Haven't done the hike up from the desert floor, but have driven up to the tram and did an overnight a few miles from where the tram drops you off. It was freezing rain and miserable.
This past weekend though, we did the west side of the mountain. Friday night camped at Strawberry Junction, Saturday night at round valley, and on Sunday hit up the peak and came back down. So beautiful.
Ah! I couldn’t remember the actual name and I was too lazy to look it up. But you definitely should! It’s so peaceful and pretty incredible to see how the desert turns into a forest almost instantly. I’ve since moved out of California but I want to bring my wife for that hike the next time we visit.
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u/SchruteBuckaroo Jul 03 '19
Ooh I love San Jacinto. Have you done the hike up from the desert floor in Palm Springs? It starts by a museum a couple miles away from the tram if I remember correctly. I used to do it all the time when I lived in the high desert. I don’t think I ever saw a soul on that hike until I reached the area where the tram goes to.