Palm Springs to West Los Angeles
Palm Springs-Newport Beach-Santa Monica-LAX I made this cycling trip December 1 to 10, 2021. The usual winter rain in Portland, Oregon was in full intensity, making cycling days few and far between, so I decided to head south to the sun for a 240 mile ride starting in Palm Springs and ending in West Los Angeles, California. Day 1 I was excited to have my new bike, which I custom designed myself, and finished assembling (with some help from REI) the day before my trip. It's a bright teal-colored carbon fiber frame, so I named it Tealy Wheely. I packed up the bike and took advantage of a convenient non-stop flight from Portland to Palm Springs, California. There I met up with my cycling friend Marian from Colorado. Day 2 We were up early, knowing we had a long climb of 2500 feet to our destination of Banning . After a croissant and coffee we headed north out of town and then west. We relied on our bike navigation app which took us up a steep 1