Feb 9/17 Weather hot and sunny 85, low 58. We are getting some hot days right now in the Palm Springs area.
At the Harley shop we picked up a Southern California motorcycle scenic road trips map. There are about 30 rides in the map and we found one road very close to our campground that we had not explored before - Box Canyon Road. It is only about 10 miles out from us so we thought lets just ride out one way then turn around and ride back. The road always looks different going both ways; and this time coming back gave us great views of the mountain ranges and the Salton Sea.
Box Canyon Road winds its way through the Mecca Hills. Among the hills is the ladder canyon hike which we found out is one of the best slot canyon
hikes in California. The Mecca hills were formed by the convergence of
the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate along the San Andreas
Fault. Riding along you will see many bicyclists, hikers, campers and motorcycles. The ride is 20 miles each way; and there is nothing out there so fuel up before you go. We were surprised to see so many off the grid campers. The oddest thing was the Apiary ! and the Beekeeper was working among the hives - he just gave us a friendly wave as we went by. How cool is that?
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| a map of biker rides |
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| From the crest of the Mecca Hills you can see the Salton Sea |
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| Mecca Hills |
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| riding into Mecca Hills on Box Canyon Road |
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| Apiary on Box Canyon Road |
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