Call it whatever you want, but isn’t the Golden Pacific Powerlink essentially a rebranded version of the Sunrise Powerlink route that the CPUC rejected back in 2008? 🤷♂️ The video below overlays SDG&E’s proposed Golden Pacific Powerlink route through Anza-Borrego…
The Borrego Springs Community Sponsor Group invited SDG&E representatives to Borrego Springs to discuss the proposed Golden Pacific Powerlink transmission line. As was to be expected a majority of the attendees were against this damaging proposal. Fortunately the fancy slides…
Once again the Anza-Borrego desert has an environmental threat in the form of an innocuous sounding project called the Golden Pacific Powerlink. Regardless of what is being presented, this is a devastating 135 mile transmission line that would cut through…
We left the coast on a quiet Monday for an overnight trip to the Anza Borrego Desert. We knew we were a little late for this year’s wildflower bloom, but we were hoping to find some of the colorful cactus…
The amazing colors of the Anza-Borrego desert never fail to impress. The promise of late-winter wildflowers or a glowing desert sunrise is enough to have us throw the camper on the truck and drive two hours east. We camped at…
We have been reading reports of a decent wildflower bloom in the northern parts of the Anza Borrego desert. While the majority of wildflower seekers head to popular spots like Henderson Canyon and Borrego Palm Canyon, we tend to stick…
A break in the storms meant we had a chance to head out to Anza Borrego for a couple of nights. Beautiful weather, no crowds and amazing skies. We were content to just sit at campsite, enjoy the campfire and…
Exploring one of the southern washes in the Anza Borrego desert we were lucky to find this little guy. While many people fear tarantula bites, most species are not dangerous to humans. Tarantula venom is generally not potent enough to…
As the temperatures rise in the Anza Borrego desert, the colorful carpets of desert wildflowers have begun to fade away. Fortunately the cactus blooms have now taken center stage and are putting on an amazing display in southern Anza Borrego.…
I have always enjoyed the remoteness of the Inner Pasture area next to the Anza Borrego Desert State Park. This expansive valley tucked between the Sawtooth and Tierra Blanca Mountains is full of interesting discoveries. On our first trip to…
Trying to find good camping days in between our recent barrage of wet weather has been a bit of a challenge. Terms like atmospheric rivers, record rainfalls, and 40 mph wind gusts tend to put a damper on desert flower…
I was out searching for cactus blooms in southern Anza Borrego and I came upon this honey bee fully enjoying himself in the flowers of a California Barrel Cactus.He didn’t seem to mind my presence and just kept going about…