Landscape San Jacinto Peak

San Jacinto Peak · 08:17 PM

Naturalist John Muir wrote of San Jacinto Peak, "The view from San Jacinto is the most sublime spectacle to be found anywhere on this earth!"
The steep escarpment of its north face, climbs over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in 7 miles (11 km). This is one of the largest gains in elevation over such a small horizontal distance in the contiguous United States.
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway from Valley Station near Palm Springs up to Mountain Station at 8,516 feet is a very popular tourist attraction. I took the photo from Date Palm Drive on the desert floor, elevation about 400 foot with some nice late afternoon sun highlighting this rugged mountain.

lamented bovine · 12-29-2011, 08:18 PM

Nice shot bob

**Scottnorwo** · 12-29-2011, 09:28 PM

Great shot Bob. what a colorful land we live in

**Bob Harris** · 12-30-2011, 01:38 AM

Originally posted by lamented bovine

Nice shot bob

thank you Macca for the kind words from down under.

**Cee Cee** · 12-30-2011, 04:39 AM

wow, done it again bob, great shot, ...are they rooftops there at the base of the mountain, if they are it really puts it into perspective.

tpg2 · 12-30-2011, 04:58 AM

Great shot Bob! That's an awesome landscape! Tom

Roob-N-Boots · 12-30-2011, 09:46 AM

Nice shot! This is my neck of the woods.

**Bob Harris** · 12-30-2011, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by Scottnorwo

Great shot Bob. what a colorful land we live in

You're sure right Scott, erosion does remarkable things. Really brings out the color. Thanks for commenting.

krp · 12-30-2011, 11:18 AM

Nice shot Bob. I'll never forget when I went up the Palm Springs Tram. I saw this mountain just yesterday from a plane.

**Bob Harris** · 12-30-2011, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by Cee Cee

wow, done it again bob, great shot, ...are they rooftops there at the base of the mountain, if they are it really puts it into perspective.

from where I took the photo, I believe that would be buildings that are located along Hwy 111 at the base of the mountains. Thanks for looking CC, always appreciated.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 12-30-2011, 03:35 PM

Bob, I do like this image, what a colorful world we live in, all we have to do is look.

**Bob Harris** · 12-30-2011, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by tpg2

Great shot Bob! That's an awesome landscape! Tom

Besides the beautiful weather in Palm Springs, the mountains provide quite a backdrop. Thanks Tom for taking a look.

loco · 12-30-2011, 07:30 PM

What a beautiful place and the light is fantastic! Great work as usual, Bob!

**Bob Harris** · 12-30-2011, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by Roob-N-Boots

Nice shot! This is my neck of the woods.

thank you, Southern California where you can snow ski in the morning, surf in the afternoon and star-gaze at night.

**Bob Harris** · 12-30-2011, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by krp

Nice shot Bob. I'll never forget when I went up the Palm Springs Tram. I saw this mountain just yesterday from a plane.

We went up the tram years back, my wife does not like heights, you know the rest of that story. I think I got a photo of your plane passing by yesterday. thanks for looking.

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by krp Nice shot Bob. I'll never forget when I went up the Palm Springs Tram. I saw this mountain just yesterday from a plane. We went up the tram years back, my wife does not like heights, you know the rest of that story. I think I got a photo of your plane passing by yesterday. thanks for looking. Attached Images

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Scottnorwo Great shot Bob. what a colorful land we live in You're sure right Scott, erosion does remarkable things. Really brings out the color. Thanks for commenting.

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krp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Illinois Photos: Gallery Posts: 470	Nice shot Bob. I'll never forget when I went up the Palm Springs Tram. I saw this mountain just yesterday from a plane.

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Cee Cee wow, done it again bob, great shot, ...are they rooftops there at the base of the mountain, if they are it really puts it into perspective. from where I took the photo, I believe that would be buildings that are located along Hwy 111 at the base of the mountains. Thanks for looking CC, always appreciated.

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Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Bob, I do like this image, what a colorful world we live in, all we have to do is look.

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by tpg2 Great shot Bob! That's an awesome landscape! Tom Besides the beautiful weather in Palm Springs, the mountains provide quite a backdrop. Thanks Tom for taking a look.

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loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	What a beautiful place and the light is fantastic! Great work as usual, Bob!

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Roob-N-Boots Nice shot! This is my neck of the woods. thank you, Southern California where you can snow ski in the morning, surf in the afternoon and star-gaze at night.