One of the things I like about living in Southern California is the variety of topography and climates within a close distance. Within less than a two hour radius of most points, you can get to beaches, desert, farmlands and mountains. Here in Palm Springs, we are surrounded by the beautiful San Jacinto and San Bernadino Mountains. They are massive, yet serene and calming. I enjoy going to the top of the San Jacinto mountain on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. It's a 15 minute gondola ride in the world's largest rotating tram car. It offers stunning views of the desert and the majestic San Jacinto Mountain. If you ever visit Palm Springs, I highly recommend taking a tram ride to the top. There are wonderful trails throughout the San Jacinto State Park, with incredible vistas of the desert floor and across the valley. For some reason I am drawn to mountains and find them fascinating. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to see many mountains in my travels. This brings me to another scintillating edition of: The Saturday Seven: Most Beautiful Mountains (in the US).
#1 Mount McKinley, Alaska: 20,320 feet high. This truly stunning mountain is the highest in the US.
#2 Mount Whitney, California: 14,494 feet high.
#3 Mount Elbert, Colorado: 14,443 feet high
#4 Mount Rainier, Washington,: 14,410 feet high. I've flown over this a few times in our private jet and have had some incredible views.
#5 Pikes Peak, Colorado: 14,110 feet high
#7 Mount San Jacinto, Palm Springs, California: 10,834 feet. Ahhhh my favorite, right here at home in the desert. I have a great view right from my back yard.
Do you have any favorite mountains, large or small? Recent research shows that leaving comments on this blog helps reduce stress, and induces spontaneous smiles-so go ahead, comment away!
-Rick Rockhill
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