Was intended to be a zone 2 reconnaissance ride of the 2026 Tour de Palm Springs course but found out that every route to cross the Coachella Valley to Desert Hot Springs was flooded with sand and mud and was impassable. Bulldozers were working fast and furiously to reopen the roads but it’s going to be a few days. Found myself spending most of the morning doubling back in search of alternate routes but had to abandon that idea. I did find a Palm Springs perimeter bike trail I didn’t know existed! Pictures attached. The southern most parts of it were flooded so I had to cut that short despite hearing it went all the way to Indio. I’ll have to explore that on maps online to get better visuals and alternative routes in case sections aren’t ridable next time I come to explore. So I just cruised some of the mountain base communities. So much beauty 👁️💗☀️🌵🏝️🖖🏾 I did manage to end up within the zone range Garmin suggested but defi not a 6 ho ride. I feel satisfied though. I just needed to get away from the Inland Empire for a bit after all those days of rain and almost no riding.