Up the Tram - Mount San Jacinto

Leah and Don Went up the Ariel Tram to 8600 feet elevation on Mount San Jacinto (Pronounced- San Hasinto) today while Krista is away to a quilting trade show in Ontario, California.  75F at the bottom and about 40F at the top.  You may ask why would Canadians escaping the snow go up a mountain to more snow??  Well, the ride up was phenomenal and the different biome up top is spectacular.  We went from desert with cactus, agave, and sand, to huge pine and spruce trees in the snow.  We did a 1.5 mile hike along the edge where we could see down over 8000 feet to the clouds and the valley below.  WOW!!  Enjoy the pics.

Going up 6000 feet and total of 2.5 miles in about 10 minutes.

On the largest rotating cabin tram in the world.

Stellar Jay up top of Mountain.

Leah looking down to the valley and clouds.
One of the few days per year the valley gets clouds

Leah beside a Jeffrey Pine tree.

Super Girl in a rough landscape.

cloud cover down in the valley.  

The view somehow gives me a sense of well being.

One very pudgy & happy Grey Squirrel amongst the pines.

Palm Springs is under the clouds.  

Various mountains protruding above.

We are heading back down.  The other going up.  

Each traveling about 25MPH.  Palm Springs way in the upper right.