Definition: Glycemic Index. Glycemic Index. The body breaks down most carbohydrates from the foods we eat and converts them to a type of sugar called glucose. Glucose is the main source of fuel for our cells.
Driving distance from CLD to Palm Desert, CA. The total driving distance from CLD to Palm Desert, CA is 96 miles or 154 kilometers. Your trip begins at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, California. It ends in Palm Desert, California.
When you come to Highway 74 (the Palms-to-Pines Highway you would turn right on it to go to Palm Desert. Julian to Palm Desert the other way, through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, north on the 86 past the Salton Sea and then into Palm Desert, is 112 miles, listed as about 2 hours 15 minutes. That route would be much more desert-like and will be considerably higher in temperature in September.