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Whitewater Ranch and the Morongo Pass road, say 

 fifteen miles. (There are two bad sandy stretches 

 of the road beyond Whitewater.) Time needed, 

 about three hours horseback or one hour automo- 

 bile each way. 



The Garnet Hills are a ridge of gravelly ground 

 just to the east of Palm Springs Station, which is 

 about six miles due north of the village. The old 

 sandy road to the east of the stage-road ( a continua- 

 tion of Indian Avenue) should be taken. There is 

 nothing of special note here, but the place offers a 

 convenient objective for a short horseback trip, as 

 well as fine views of San Jacinto and San Bernar- 

 dino Mountains and the open desert. Garnets are 

 not hard to find, but none of good quality need be 

 expected. Time needed, about two hours each way. 



The Gordon Trail, or P. and P. (Palm and 

 Pine) Trail, is a direct route to the mountain resort 

 of Idyllwild on San Jacinto Mountain. It was built 

 at the expense and through the public spirit of Mr. 

 M. S. Gordon of Palm Springs. It leaves the Palm 

 Canon road at a point just beyond the Government 

 Experiment Station, and climbs by steep but not 

 excessive grades, reaching about 8000 feet at one 

 spot. Water will first be found at "Avispas," 2000 

 feet (two hours), then at Tahquitz Creek, 6000 feet, 

 which should be the noon stopping-place. There- 

 after the trail is through virgin forest (two hours 

 to the highest point, whence it drops abruptly to 

 Idyllwild.) Thus the through trip may be made on 



