Palm Springs is one of a number of towns nestled in a valley, one side has pretty high mountains - and there is a “tramway” (cable car) run to the top!
To get to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway you first drive from the valley floor (at about sea level) to around 2500ft - quite a climb in itself! Even just the walk from parking to the entrance takes you a good way higher, but the tramway itself lifts you more than a mile vertically to about 8500ft!
I am not at all keen on heights or riding such flimsy transport, but we made it to the top in one piece and I must admit the view from the top is impressive!
There is a big temperature difference from the 80s in the valley to around 40, with snow still not melted away!
On the way down, Margaret took some more pics - while I just waited for the end of the ride …
After returning to the ground, we headed further west towards San Diego, driving through & over the mountains, eventually staying overnight in Carlsbad, right opposite “the flower fields” (read about them here).