Showing posts with label Mt. San Jacinto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mt. San Jacinto. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2009

The Edge of the Mountains



Rising more than 10,000 feet from the valley floor to its summit, Mt. San Jacinto towers over the Coachella Valley. It is one of the most abrupt and steepest valley to peak rise in elevation found anywhere in the world.


These few pictures were taken right at the western edge of Palm Springs, where the mountain begins its steep rise to 10,805 feet. It's impossible to capture on camera this close, of course. One can hike from here to the summit, should one choose. A tram also takes passengers most of the way up year round.





This last picture was taken a few years ago and from about a mile away from the edge (actually, from my backyard). Most of the foreground is the leading edge of the mountain. Only the very top of the actual peak is visible on the far right of the picture.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Frost Delay



View across the 10th fairway towards Mr. San Jacinto and the Santa Rosa Mountains.














#7 green.










The season's first frost delay
was this morning....
the course was empty.









The frost-covered gold course at Shadow Ridge was quiet but beautiful on this chilly morning.

Dawn at Shadow Ridge Golf Resort


Pre-dawn view of Mt. San Jacinto. The snow has faded a bit since yesterday.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Snow-Covered Mountians




Lots of snow on the mountains surrounding the valley this morning - more than I think I've ever seen before. Beautiful.