Author: Karen

On the third day of our stint in Idyllwild, we tackled San Jacinto Peak by way of the Palm Springs Aerial Tram in Mt. San Jacinto State Park. With the road out of Idyllwild to the north permanently closed by a mudslide, we had to drive 1.5 hours south, through the desert, and up north again to the Aerial Tram.

On the second day of our stint in Idyllwild, we tackled the Devil’s Slide Trail in the San Jacinto Wilderness. After a steep ascent, we meandered down the Pacific Crest Trail toward Tahquitz Peak, but snow covering the trail toward the end of the Tahquitz spur trail stymied us.

On the first day of our stint in Idyllwild, we tackled the Suicide Rock Trail in Mount San Jacinto State Park. It is populated BIG TREES that we felt compelled to hug.