{"id":1374,"date":"2017-03-23T07:53:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T15:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2018-09-11T11:02:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T19:02:12","slug":"palm-canyon-awesomeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=1374","title":{"rendered":"Palm Canyon Awesomeness!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weekends ago, my good MTB Buds Bill and Jeff joined me for an excursion on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/PalmCanyon.htm\">The Palm Canyon Epic<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 SoCal was in the middle of some Grade A crappy weather and it was raining nearly the entire way out to Palm Springs.\u00a0 As we expected shortly before we peeled off of Interstate 10 onto highway 111, the sun came out as the San Jacinto Mountains blocked the storms from heading further east.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-01.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-01\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We decided to start from Pinyon Flats.\u00a0\u00a0 It had been many moons since I had started from here and I managed to get slightly turned around at the beginning.\u00a0\u00a0It was readily apparent early on that we were being treated to some fantastic conditions.\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0trail had enough moisture to\u00a0have great traction\u00a0but fast.\u00a0\u00a0 We could see the\u00a0could spilling over the top of the mountains to the west and\u00a0dissipating\u00a0or\u00a0breaking up into puffy\u00a0clouds without the menacing look of rain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2503\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-03.jpg?resize=608%2C911\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-03\" width=\"608\" height=\"911\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where the Pinyon Flats trail connected to the Palm Canyon trail there was plenty of running water in the wash which is not a particularly common sight.\u00a0\u00a0 The \u201chero\u201d dirt got pretty amazing beyond this point.\u00a0 Places where you would have to watch your speed due to loose corners were of little concern on this day.\u00a0\u00a0 The classic desert flow had us simply giddy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2511\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-08.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-08\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weather really sucks on the other side of those mountains.\u00a0\u00a0 Nothing but smiles on this side of the mountain.\u00a0 We were not trying to be in a hurry, but we found ourselves making really good time.\u00a0 We took note of the signage reflecting no bikes on the Indian Potrero.\u00a0 I bet that trail is in really great shape right now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-16.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-16\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once at the bottom of the Dry Wash we grabbed some snacks and prepared ourselves for what can be a brutal loose climb up to Dunn Road.\u00a0\u00a0 No one should have to do that climb completely sober.\u00a0 We were prepared.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2506\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-23.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-23\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2505\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-22.jpg?resize=608%2C911\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-22\" width=\"608\" height=\"911\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turns out the climb was by far the \u201ceasiest\u201d climb of the wash I have ever done.\u00a0\u00a0 Typically you have to contend with long stretches of loose sand that can be both taxing and demoralizing.\u00a0\u00a0 That was not the case today.\u00a0 While it was a climb, it was pretty well packed and made for consistent spin all the way up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2507\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-24.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-24\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeff working the climb.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-26.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-26\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the top of the Hahn Trail.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Much downhill awesomeness occurred after this point.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2501\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PalmCanyon-27FEB17-36.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"PalmCanyon-27FEB17-36\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(Along the Wildhorse trail)<\/p>\n<p>After the Hahn trail we climbed the Cathedral Canyon trail and then worked our way over the Fern Canyon\/Clare Burgess\/Wild Horse Saddle.\u00a0\u00a0We then took the Wildhorse trail down into the Goat Trails and then onward to the trailhead where tasty beers were waiting.<\/p>\n<!-- Begin Yuzo --><div class='yuzo_related_post style-1'  data-version='5.12.81'><!-- without result --><div class='yuzo_clearfixed yuzo__title yuzo__title'><h3>More Stuff Like This<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"relatedthumb \" style=\"width:165px;float:left;overflow:hidden;\">  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2821\"  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