Palms To Pines (CA-74) 2234a

From CA-74, the "Palms to Pines" highway. The highway climbs steeply out of Palm Desert and then winds through the mountains above the Coachella Valley. It's a very pretty drive, though in recent years the traffice has become too heavy and it is difficult to enjoy.

This is of the climb from Palm Desert. When I first started driving this route in the mid-90's, not nearly so much of the desert was green from (water-wasting) landscaping.