Morning
- Leave Borrego by 8 a.m. via S22 and CA-86.
- Ride the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway — its rotating cars climb to cool mountain air at over 8,000 feet.
Afternoon
- Lunch and browsing on Palm Canyon Drive downtown.
- A self-guided drive past mid-century modern homes in neighborhoods like Vista Las Palmas.
- Palm Springs Art Museum.
Evening
Head back before dark if you're unfamiliar with S22, or stay for dinner and drive back under the stars.
Conditions change — confirm roads, hours and closures before you go.