It was big and round
My home inspection today was over in Palm Springs:
I work throughout Southern California’s ten counties, but of all the non-San Diego County locations where I’ve done home inspections, Palm Springs is my favorite. It’s a playground for the rich, the famous, and the home inspector.
After the inspection, Jim and I went to the Palm Springs Tramway. We had not been there since they renovated it several years ago.
At the top are views of forever. On a clear day, you can see 175 miles, but just a couple of miles below is the Coachella Valley in all its glory. Palm Springs:
The Palm Springs Tramway has the world’s largest rotating cars, holding up to 80 people (plus the car operator), and takes you on a
10-minute ride over 2½ miles, climbing in elevation from 2,643 feet above sea level to 8,516 feet above sea level. The 5,873 feet gained in elevation in 2½ miles makes it one of the longest and highest elevation gain tramways in the world.
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Posted on June 26, 2012, in Manmade, Out & About, Photos and tagged palm springs tramway. Bookmark the permalink. 17 Comments.
RR…not that I didn’t like your tram snaps, or didn’t enjoy reading about the fun you had in Palm Springs…..what tickled my fancy absolutely was the snap of Zoey Your Wonder Cat. So cool……
Ah, yes. Zoey the Cool Cat always gets all the ooohs and aaaahs even though I do all the work……………….. lol
Oh my, it’s so dry! Hard for me to imagine in my rain soaked, almost painfully green, cool summer in the Pacific NW this year. Interesting shot with the ‘map’ of the valley below and tree parts showing. For a second I saw the bare limb as a giant root in the dirt. Great perspective.
Not only dry, it was hot, although by Palm Springers’ terms, yesterday was cool since it was only 96°F. At the top of Mount San Jacinto it was a nice, comfortable 64°F.
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Aaaaackkkk!!! (I’m scared of heights!)…Looks like great fun though if you’re brave…what a view!!
You are outdoing yourself on photos of Zoey. Just amazing, and yes I know that you do all the work!!!lol
You and all this fun! Thank you for sharing all of these interesting places to see and things to do!
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I was recently in Palm Springs and ran out of time to visit the tram. Darn!
I try to go biennially at least. The first time I went, in 1993, it was $8. With the renovation, the price has skyrocketed to almost $24.
I just saw this on a TV show. How fun!!
Whoa, I’d like a ride on here. Not sure I want to share with 80 people, but musn’t be greedy!
It’s so big that you’ll never know there were 80 people with you. It’s all standing room only, and the car interior rotates, so every spot is a good spot.
I went to Palm Springs on a USA holiday when I was about 15 but unfortunately I remember nothing other than the tramway!
Palm Springs has typically been an adult playground. The tramway was about all there was for a family outing. It’s changed a lot since I first went in 1973, most of it within the last 15 years since I’ve been living in San Diego.