We finished our second day of the program by taking the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway up San Jacinto Peak, hiking through the snow near the top, and riding back down again.
From Wikipedia: "The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It was opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak and was constructed in rugged Chino Canyon." Elevation gain is about 3000 feet, from 5000 to 8000 feet, and it takes about 10 minutes. There are two cars, one going up and one down (pulling the other up).
The first three photos are of the car approaching the lower loading platform. (The second makes it seem further away, because I framed the photo to show San Jacinto Peak in the background.)
From Wikipedia: "The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It was opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak and was constructed in rugged Chino Canyon." Elevation gain is about 3000 feet, from 5000 to 8000 feet, and it takes about 10 minutes. There are two cars, one going up and one down (pulling the other up).
The first three photos are of the car approaching the lower loading platform. (The second makes it seem further away, because I framed the photo to show San Jacinto Peak in the background.)
Photo taken on the way back down, showing the rugged terrain of the mountain.
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