Cactus to Clouds
20 mi11,218 ft
10,745 ft
492 ft
Unrelenting climb from the scorching California desert to the bristlecone peak of San Jacinto. This is not a family hike.
Photos
Night view of Palm Springs
Still a long ways to go
Sunrise over Joshua Tree Park
One of the two rescue boxes
Impressive rock formations to the north
Eerily familiar, yet not
big-outcropping-near-the-end
Some long-awaited flat hiking in Long Valley
More uphill on the way to Round Valley
Looking down at Round Valley
Big rocks, bigger trees
Looking south at the distant peaks
Loud chopper near the summit
View of Palm Springs from San Jacinto Peak
Trees up here were big and weird and magnificent
Last view back at the peaks
Along the way
Mountain 2
- Coffman's Crag
- San Jacinto Peak
Saddle 2
- Grubb's Notch
- Wellman Divide
Overlook 1
- Flat Rock
Camping 1
- Round Valley Campground
Trailhead 2
- Museum Trail Trailhead
- Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station
Junction 1
- Picnic Tables (North Lykken Trail junction)