Adjacent to the S2 highway in the Anza Borrego Desert , is a small turnout marked by a historical landmark sign . It is easy to drive right by without giving it a second notice which is unfortunate. The sign,…
Carrizo-Gorge-Railway-Hike
We took a quick overnight trip out to Anza Borrego to hike the tracks a bit and explore the Indian Hill area. I had not been out to the southern Anza Borrego desert since they started construction of the Ocotillo…
Exploring Myer Valley And Beyond
The Island is one of those areas that we have driven by for twenty years and never stopped. To be honest we are not sure it is even called the Island. It is a freeway island, sandwiched in between the…
Exploring Torote Canyon
“Looks like we have some pretty thick fog”, Mary commented as we made our way east past Alpine towards Anza Borrego. What started out as an overcast morning on the coast transformed into a damp, drizzly mist that shrouded the…
Day trip to the Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves
We left Leucadia on a damp, foggy winter morning in hopes of enjoying some clear desert skies. Our destination was the mud caves at Arroyo Tapiado in the Southern Anza Borrego Desert. The Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves are the result…
Hike to the Top of Hot Springs Mountain
At an Elevation of 6533 feet/ 1991 meters, Hot Springs Mountain has the distinction of being the tallest mountain in San Diego. It tops San Diego’s next highest peak, Cuyamaca Mountain, by a mere twenty one feet. The amazing thing…
Wildflowers and Pictographs in Southern Anza Borrego
What started out as a trip to see Desert Wildflowers quickly turned into one of those trips that looked like it might not happen. First there was the over anxious border patrol agent that hassled me at the Mortero Wash…
Desert wildflowers and the amazing caves of Inner Pasture
The morning fog that was shrouding the coast, finally let up as we dropped down into Santee from the Mission trails summit. We were driving out to Anza Borrego to meet up with our hiking buddy Daren for a hike…
Back to Piedras Grandes
What I love about living in San Diego is that I can be walking our dog Diesel on the beach in the morning and an hour and a half later be on a snow covered road about to drop down…
Day hike to the Rockhouses in Rockhouse Valley
I had barely rinsed off the dirt and dust from our Thanksgiving trip to Carrizo Gorge, when we found ourselves heading back out to Anza Borrego to meet up with a couple friends for a day hike. Our destination this…
Summer Sand Angels in the Anza Borrego Desert
If you really want to escape the summer beach crowds of San Diego, but still want to play in the sand, you could always take a 2+ hour drive east to the Anza Borrego Desert. Our motivation was simple, June…
Spring hike to the Goat Canyon Trestle in Carrizo Gorge
Tucked away in the southern end of the Anza Borrego Desert is an engineering marvel that, due to its’ remoteness, has only been viewed by a relatively small number of people. The Goat Canyon Trestle was built in 1932 after…