That Joshua Tree route is very nice, though it can also get very windy. I'd go to that ride if I was still in So Cal. Hwy 62 is not much fun. Cars go fast and mostly not much of a shoulder. You are also occasionally treated to very low flying Marine Corps jets from the air base in 29 Palms. And by low flying, I mean like 100 feet off the ground.
Hwy 243 is a hilly ride. You're going from near 0 in Palm Springs to 6,000' or more. You get a nice long, curvy downhill to Banning though. Idyllwild is a nice mountain get-away town and has some good food. I was partial to the Red Kettle, which has breakfast all day. It's legal to ride the freeway between Cabazon and 111, but not very pleasant. There are a lot of fire roads running from Cabazon to service the windmills. I don't know if you're allowed to ride them, but it would make a nice bit of mixed terrain to complete your loop. jim mather walnut creek, ca On Jan 16, 6:43 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Some conversation has been kicking around re. a desert ride for the SoCal > group... well, anybody thing the J-Tree route is doable???? Maybe another > route near P.S. so we can ride w/ Ken???
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