After a relaxing afternoon and easy morning in Palm Springs, Shoby and I hit the trail Tuesday where I left off on the north side of I-10. Over the next 4 days we hiked through the desert, past a windmill farm, crossed Whitewater Creek and climbed along Mission Creek until the desert floor turned to arroyo then to mountains. We could see snow capped peaks while walking through stands of massive Ponderosa pines and mountain cedar trees. The first day was a modest 10 miles after a relaxed start but each following day was 15-16 miles of hiking with some respectable climbing under the intense Southern California sun.
Let's get going!
Windmill hill
Whitewater creek below
First camp in the morning
Climbing up into the desert
Morning blossoms
Lunch...tortilla, peanut butter, honey, nuts and chocolate
Mission Creek is a life saver in this hot desert valley!
Miles of burn
Time to get going!
Snow capped San Gorgonio in the distance
Cooking up some coconut curry noodles
Selfie sabotage
Chilly camp at altitude
Huge mountain cedars
All the food at the Nepalese restaurant in Big Bear
Wearing a cotton shirt...the luxury!!
And that's a wrap for this edition...stay tuned!