Backroads 2024-25 Winter Adventures

4-DAY GETAWAY

WALKING & HIKING

LAS VEGAS

CALIFORNIA

DAY 1 Behold Joshua Tree National Park—a whimsical and mesmerizing landscape like no other • You can’t help but marvel at the park’s namesake flora • While you hike, revel in breathtaking vistas beneath vast desert skies • Take advantage of countless photo ops amid the jumbo boulders. DAY 2 Enjoy some of the area’s best hiking trails, soaking up views of otherworldly rocky outcroppings among the varied scenery • Journey through palm-filled ravines that lead to a hidden oasis where year-round water sustains the park’s largest stand of native California fan palms • Bird lovers rejoice—these lush palm groves are great places to view many of the canyon’s feathered inhabitants, including hummingbirds and orioles • Admire vistas of Chino Canyon’s sheer cliffs and rugged Coachella Valley. DAY 3 From Palm Springs, head into the hills and onto a section of the legendary Pacific Crest Trail, leading to Sand to Snow National Monument • Descend to the rushing Whitewater River—an unexpected sight in the desert! • The afternoon brings time to indulge in our hotel’s luxurious amenities. DAY 4 Soak up some old Hollywood glamour during a guided tour of the historic Old Las Palmas neighborhood • Mid-century modern design and Spanish colonial architecture intermingle in the shadow of Mount San Jacinto • Walk through dynamic downtown to indulge in some classic California cuisine. » Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage - Premiere shown bottom right From roadrunners to spiky Joshua trees and rare palm oases, the desert reveals magnificent and surprising things. Open sky, open mind. See the desert in a new way. National Park Wonderland of Rocks & Desert Oases PALM SPRINGS & JOSHUA TREE

Sand to Snow National Monument

LOS ANGELES

Whitewater River

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

San Jacinto Mountain

Palm Springs

Indian Canyons

Rancho Mirage

Santa Rosa Mountains

4 DAYS ACTIVITY LEVELS 1-3 ACCOMMODATIONS Premiere Hotel $2,999 to $3,599 per person double occ. CHOOSE A TRIP FOR • Couples, Friends & Solos shown here • Women’s Adventures NEW! • Families with Older Teens & 20s • Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond • Your Private Group Price & availability varies based on date & group size o \ Search PJTW on backroads.com

RItz-Carlton Rancho Mirage

877.462.2848 | 7–5 Monday–Friday, 7–3 weekends PT |

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