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Southern Cali Mountain Adventure

Spring Break happened here. We didn’t do much, but we DID take a trip to the local San Gabriel mountains. We rode this cool little gondola-thingy that runs on cables, up the side of the mountain.

It starts at the base of Mt. San Jacinto in Palm Springs, and passes over 5 towers as it’s pulled up the cables to the top of the mountain. So awesome!

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Once at the top, we enjoyed the great views from the lodge’s balcony.  mt san jacinto mountain station

From the tramway’s mountain station, we meandered around a few rocks and trails. The girls are perfectly content not exploring, but finding new things to sit on:

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Emily’s turn on the rock

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Maddie’s turn on the rock

A rock…

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IMG_2622 The ground.

This small footbridge was a real hit. We took several trips back and forth across it. IMG_2623 (1)

We took a very short trail walk around the valley. The girls loved hiking!

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Maddie with Daddy

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Emily with her big brother. Note the typical twin behavior: Both headed in different directions! :???:

… Emily pooped out pretty quickly though.

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Stubborn little stinker sat down and wouldn’t budge! :lol:

After a long day of exploring and tram rides, we loaded up into the car for a quiet, restful drive home.

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 That was our one big Spring Break event: a day trip on a Southern Cali Mountain adventure! If you’re ever in the Palm Springs area (about 1 1/2 hours from San Diego), I highly recommend taking the Palm Springs Aerial Tram to the top of the mountain. Bring good walking shoes, water, and a jacket-it was in the 80’s in Palm Springs and in the 50’s at the top of the mountain!

Thanks for reading 🙂

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