11/19/2013 Topic: South Carrizo Creek to the Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves cstephens

I am new to this forum and am super stoked to have found one on Anza Borrego. I've been camping and Jeeping in Borrego since I was 16 (10 years ago) when I got my first Wrangler. I was out camped at Mountain Palm Springs for the first time this weekend and it was beautiful. Mid 70's during the day and 40's at night. It was windy but our camp site was fairly protected from the wind. We drove out to the mud caves via South Carizo Creek and was blow away at the condition of the road. It has been a few years since I was out that way and I couldn't believe how deep the sand was. As we got toward the main wash, the sand was deeper than anything I've ever seen. I was in my 4X4 Wrangler and things got pretty squirrely. I should have aired down but I chose not to. The road the rest of the way out was in pretty good shape but the caves were packed. Even though it was crowded, we still had a great time. Looking forward to keeping up on the forum.

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