Palm Springs, California

September 2005


The Renaissance Esmeralda

 

Moorten Botanical Gardens

 

Wind Turbines

Now that's a beetle!!!

First glimpse of the tram.

Palm Springs Aerial Tram

 

Pictures from the parking lot.

And a picture OF the parking lot.

The tram as it enters the lower station.  This thing holds 80 people and the floor rotates!

View up the hill as we ascend ...

... and the view down!

Some pictures of the terrain.

Now that's a long, long way down!

The view from 8,516 feet up!

The two previous pictures spliced together.

At the top is a forest, with hiking trails and wilderness.