If there is one thing I've learned from CP is that the wealth of knowledge is far better than any TripAdvisor crap or similar site that you would scroll thru on the internet....usually...
While we suffer thru our PM hangover today hoping the Packers win and on the last snap of the game Rogers breaks his pinkie ring finger I would like to pick your all mighty brains.
I live in upstate NY and I've gone North, South even across the pool to my Right but I gotta say I'm a Virgin to the west coast.
My wife has a company meeting in Palm springs but we land in the horror I'm told is LAX.
On top of that we land at noon.
Since we need to get to our resort quickly(if that is possible) in Desert Hot Springs we will not be site seeing.
Grab our rental at LAX and hit the highway.
It looks like a fairly straight shot on google maps..approx 2:30 travel time.
So my first questions are
LAX is truly a nightmare?
Noon on a weekday (assuming) won't be bad to get out of. Getting in can be a nightmare at the wrong times (Thursday night, Friday morning, Sunday night).
Traffic will be horrible but at least you can carpool. See if you can set that in Waze or google maps somewhere. If you make it out of the airport by 1 it might not be that bad. But if you get out at 2 you're screwed.
Edit: are you getting in on Sunday? You'll be fine - Sunday is pretty light.
The surrounding highways...will I be at a stand still til I've cleared LA?
What time of day are you arriving?
Google maps shows us I'll be using Highway numbers.. 105/605/10
Anything interesting to see on this ride?
Not too much except some wind farms and desert. The 60 is a little more scenic if you take that from the 605 to the 10. I don't think it has a carpool lane though.
I'm guessing I'll see some scenic views that I'm not used to which is interesting in itself.
Our list to dos are..
Soak up the scenery type(Rocks,cactus, desert terrain wildlife etc. that we've never seen before.
Going on the popular Palm springs Aerial Tramway.
Once were 8500 FT above the sea level..is it worth doing the 2 hour hike to the peak(10,000 FT)? has anyone been here or done this?
Yeah it's a decent little hike but if you're in reasonable shape you can do it. Bring very warm clothes - it could be below freezing and windy at the top. You might be able to say you went from 100 degrees to freezing in a day.
We're spending one full day at Joshua state park exploring.
Our plan is to leave there in the evening then go back near midnight and do the star gazing thing...I'm told it IS mind blowing with Zero light pollution.
Yeah Joshua Tree is amazing
Those are the typical things on the agenda the others are.
Buy our first Legal weed ever...my wife who rarely smokes anymore says to me... Ok so we land then we hit the highway then we buy a god damn Legal joint and burn that shit up!!.... I think I just stared at her and finally said..is there anyway we can leave tomorrow?!
Swim in the Hot Mineral springs at the hotel.
And of course Good Eats.
There is a Mexican place called South of the Border a walk away from our Hotel seems to have good reviews.
There is also a breakfast place in Palm springs called Cheeky's.
I should say our Hotel is 20 minutes from the Main Joshua Park Entrance at Joshua Village & we are 20 minutes from Palm Springs.
The location despite the Crime warnings seem to be pretty good.
There is no crime in that area.
Sorry to clutter the lounge with this but any tips or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
If nobody has any this thread will soon fall under the weight of the Injury reports & how long PM should sit threads.