@DeWayfarer Right on. San Jacinto is beautiful range. I live in the San Bernardino's next door and recognized the geography immediately. The tram from Palm Springs goes through four ecological zones up to the summit. That's wild. Not many places can say that. Here's the north face of San Gorgonio after yesterday's sunset. Last SoCal snow of the year. It'll be back but not soon enough.
@DeWayfarer Right on. It's a beautiful mountain. Really different from the north and south sides. I've been up to the summit coming from the north side but haven't done Vivien Creek trail from the south. I'd like to some day.
@DeWayfarer Cool GIF. I've only been there once and it was a long time ago. That's one of the cool SoCal spots where you can drive (with the right vehicle) and get up pretty high for some big views. I don't think many associate SoCal with real mountains. They should because we have them. 👍
@DeWayfarer Oh that must have been cool. That's an historic tram. I always thought it would be fun to work at the top and watch people coming from 70 degree weather and getting off when it's 30. :)
@DeWayfarer Nice. Haven't been there. Not a lot of time in the Riverside County area but there's a lot of protected land there. California gets it right when it comes to public land. My guess, although I could be wrong, is that it might be a hotbed for cougars. Seem to be a little more active in that general area.
