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>>|> YOUR LUCKY DAY!.  Drive to idyllwild, buy your camping permint,
>>|> and then hike up Devil's Slide trail (the name is historical,
>>
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>>high all over the place.  Anyway, for those with an evening to
>>spare for hiking as well, head all the way up to San Jacinto on
>>that aforementioned Devil's Slide trail.  After hitting the peak,
>
>And yet another option is to park a car at the bottom of the tram,
>drive back to Idyllwild, hike up Devil's Slide, to the top of S.J.
>Peak, then down the tram--it's *free* in that direction!
>
>P.S.  The Devil's Slide trail, while well maintained, is not a
>trivial hike, i.e. it's *steep*.  Up to the top of S.J. Peak and
>down from Idyllwild in 1 day can be done, but it's a killer.
>
>--Jim Price

I'm pretty sure that the Tram is no longer free in either direction.
I did the Devil's Slide hike last August and I remember the trail 
information for Idyllwild specifically mentioned the fare to take the
tram down from the top.  BTW, the Devil's Slide to San Jacinto peak is
15 miles round trip and makes a great all day hike.  If you don't like
the crowds (especially the tram riders that take over the peak every weekend),
go during the first two weeks of August.  The tram is closed for maintenance
every year at that time.  I went the Thursday before they opened the tram
again.  In the first 2 miles I passed a bunch of volunteers who had been 
doing trail maintenance all week and were headed back down.  After that, 
I didn't see another soul the whole day.  I had the entire peak to myself. 
The top has an incredible view across the desert toward Joshua Tree.  

Does anyone know what inspired Peter Gabriel to write the song 'San Jacinto'
on his 'Security' album?  Had he visited San Jacinto or did he just read
about the indians that used to live there?

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