Whitewater Preserve to Red Dome

You would never know it, but Palm Springs has a river running through it called the Whitewater.  North of the city, the headwaters are beautiful and wild.

We loved this road sign on the drive in to the Whitewater Preserve

A pretty little man-made pond at the start of the hike

Some late season blooms in the desert

The trail goes right across the Whitewater Riverbed

The junction with the PCT

First, we went south on the PCT to get a view of the river valley

Another late bloom in the desert

Back on the desert floor, going north on the PCT

And yet another bloom in the desert

Stopping at Red Dome

The view back down the river valley

 A nice little hike up and down the PCT
Stats:
Elevation gain=300 feet
Round Trip=5 miles
Date of hike= October 29, 2015