23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Pines to Palms
In the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains of California, the windy roads lead to Palm Desert. The landscape is so surreal because it seems that it stretches endlessly in every direction, dwarfing the highway until it resembles a ribbon.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 06.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Palm Desert, California, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
| Copyright: | © Valeria Marinova |