This rest area is about six miles east of the Morongo Resort Casino on HIghway 10 between Palm Springs and Banning. For me it is always a happy site as when I see it I know I am only about 5 minutes away from an In-N-Out Burger!
If I have to miss that one, there is another just a few miles further east in Beaumont.
Here are some shots from the other side of the mountain.
I wanted to see if the ChargePoint EV in Palm Desert really had a fast charge for free. It was a good excuse to drive my peppy little Hyndai Kona EV over the mountain.
It was too late to attempt going back the way I came, not on a snowy night. The day started out sunny and bright, but storm clouds gathered here and there over my descent. At one point on the way down the sky was completely overcast, but when I got into town it was all sunny and bright again.
There were families with young children playing in the snow up on the mountain and many of them piled snow on top of their cars where it remained packed. This was a sight to see at lower elevations.
The City of Palm Desert was well-named and here are some of its famous palm trees.
Comments