Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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We take the scenic route from Valle Vista to Banning in California. We start by heading east on California SR 74. We head up a scenic canyon and navigate a series of switchbacks to reach the town of Mountain Center. We then get on California SR 243 and head toward Idyllwild. We encounter a forested landscape covered with several inches of snow from a recent storm. The road winds through the hills, reaching an elevation of over 6000 feet before making a dramatic descent into the town of Banning.

The section of road between Mountain Center and Banning is part of the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway. Another section of this byway runs from Palm Desert to Mountain Center. This section is covered in the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=M_SsRJJN7wQ

Filmed on March 8, 2025


Music in this video:

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Ten Towers:
In Our Hands (Instrumental Version)

Velvet Moon:
Always Sister (Instrumental Version)
Someone Like Me (Instrumental Version)

Ten Towers:
Don't Need an Answer (Instrumental Version)
Distant Call (Instrumental Version)
A Stormy Weather (Instrumental Version)
A Summer Breeze (Instrumental Version)
Only This Matters (Instrumental Version)
It's Getting Late (Instrumental Version)
By Your Side (Instrumental Version)
In Spite of All (Instrumental Version)
Dark Green Lines (Instrumental Version)
In My Eyes (Instrumental Version)
Wonders of Nature (Instrumental Version)

Velvet Moon:
Open Sky (Instrumental Version)
Blush (Instrumental Version)
What You Believe In (Instrumental Version)

Lars Lowe:
Naked (In The Night) (Instrumental Version)

Velvet Moon:
My Dear (Instrumental Version)
Balcony (Instrumental Version)


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