A mile above the desert,
a world apart.
High in the San Jacinto Mountains, beneath the granite face of Tahquitz Peak.
The approach
Two hours, ten minutesfrom Los Angeles
One hour, climbingfrom Palm Springs
5,400 feetabove it all
Leave the interstate where the desert starts to shimmer.
Highway 243, climbing.
The switchbacks do the introductions.
The forest opens into the village. The creek is on your left.
You have arrived.
5,400 ft.