A Survey of Kumeyaay and Related Artwork in Southern California, Colorado River Corridor, Western Arizona and Baja California. La Rumorosa Rock Art Along the Border is the first publication to focus on the rock art of this region, primarily along the California and Baja California deserts,…
I am sure you have been following all of the media hype of this years super bloom in Anza Borrego. Some are calling it the best wildflower season in 15 plus years due to the amount of rain that has…
With all the buzz about this year’s Desert super bloom, we were excited to take a quick trip to see how things were progressing. As we dropped down into Ocotillo, the drizzly overcast morning that had been following us from…
It is hard to believe that millions of years ago the area we were standing in was covered by the tropical waters of the Gulf of California. This ancient sea extended north all the way to present day Palm Springs. As…
I love hikes that have some sort of goal or destination involved. I guess it motivates me to continue on for a few more miles, instead of heading back to the truck for a cold one. Hornblende Canyon is one of…
Saturday found us back out in southern Anza Borrego to see if any of the buds we saw on our last Anza Borrego trip had bloomed. Heading north on S2 past Mortero Wash I was a bit disappointed on the lack…
As the the three day weekend crowds began funneling into coastal San Diego, Mary and I were heading east towards the Anza Borrego desert. We were hoping to escape the weekend crowds and perhaps find some desert wildflowers. The problem with…
The southern area of Anza Borrego or as I like to call it, “the forgotten side” of Anza Borrego is often overlooked when it comes to desert flower season. Desert flower seekers tend to frequent the well-known locales near Borrego…
Hiking to the remote Carrizo Palms in southern Anza Borrego
Last weekend during a trip to Fish Creek we stopped to snap a shot of Elephant Knees in the Split Mountain Region of the Anza Borrego desert. If you look closely it does look like the knees of an elephant…
We took a quick day trip out to find the remnants of the ancient petrified forest in the Anza Borrego Desert. Millions of years ago the landscape of Anza Borrego was quite different. Instead of large expanses of dry desert,…
Anza Borrego Off Road – A nice leisurely drive through Split Mountain at the south end of the Anza Borrego Desert State Park