When planning a ride up the tramway, take a look at the times of moonrise / moonset also. We had the good fortune to come down the tram a couple of hours after moonrise, on a full moon. During the winter, the air is cold & clear and the moon can light up the valley in spectacular fashion.
dougP On Dec 15, 8:19 am, David Yu Greenblatt <david.yu.greenbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the tip, Jim. > We will bring our Wisconsin garments with us. > > David G, Madison WI > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Jim Mather <mather...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just so you know, Joshua Tree is high desert, and it can be covered in > > snow in January. Average temps in January are hi 60 / low 30, but it can be > > much colder. If you do the Palm Springs tram up the mountain, be aware that > > it will be snowy at the top, it's 8500' up a 10,000' mountain. You can x-c > > ski or snowshoe from the tram stop. The town of Idylwild is a quaint stop; > > it's a good ride from the valley in the summer but not really possible in > > the winter. > > > jim m > > wc ca > > >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:54 PM, David Yu Greenblatt < > >> david.yu.greenbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> I am also going to California for the first week of January, to Palm > >>> Desert, and plan to either bring a bike or rent one there. Have any of you > >>> cycled in the Coachella Valley? I'd appreciate any recommendations for > >>> biking routes or other things to do. I will be there with family including > >>> 4 and 7 year old children. I do plan to make a trip to Joshua Tree > >>> National > >>> Park. > > >>> Thanks, > > >>> David G, Madison WI- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
