eagerly awaited as the Palm
Springs Tram arrived at the top of the mountain
Mount San Jacinto State Park
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Mount San Jacinto State Park is in the San Jacinto Mountains, of the Peninsular Ranges system, in Riverside County, California. A majority of the park is within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. - elevation 10,834 feet above sea level - It is the second highest peak and mountain range in Southern California. It is accessible by the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Plant life has little opportunity to recover form one season to the next.
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Below: Lee Duquette and Ilse Blahak on the Long Valley Deck and the steep beginning down - which was really rough to come back up after hours of Hiking. Karen Duquette trailed behind them so she could take photographs.
Below: Lee Duquette and Ilse Blahak studying the trail map.
Below Different scenes on the way to the top of the mountain where the view was spectacular.
Below: A squirrel in a tree
Below: The two RV Gypsies finally reached the top for the best view, and Ilse Blahak definitely wanted the best view possible. For a person who says she does not like heights, she did not hesitate to climb up the big rock.
Below: Lee Duquette climbed a small rocky hill that had patches of icy snow.
Below: Who is Lee Duquette hiding from ????
Below: Lee Duquette came to a patch of icy snow and threw a hard snowball at Karen Duquette.
Below: Where is Lee Duquette's head in the two photos below ???
Below: A Steller Jay and a Woodpecker
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California photos are in 28 separate sections found below. Some sections may have more than one page so that the photos will upload faster. You may visit these sections in any order you choose. Each section will have this menu so that visitors do not have to keep returning here in order to continue the California adventures. There is also a link to Oregon at the very bottom of the California menu. |
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Kaweah Park Resort and a bobcat |
Three Rivers and Lake Kaweah |
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Sequoia National Park |
Kings
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Yosemite Nat'l Park |
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El Capitan |
Bridalveil and Yosemite Falls |
Indian Flat RV Park |
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