Our search for the mysterious Solstice Cave in the Anza Borrego Desert
Summer Sand Angels in the Anza Borrego Desert
Exploring the Carrizo Gorge area of the Anza Borrego Desert in the summer
Spring hike to the Goat Canyon Trestle in Carrizo Gorge
Spring hike to the famous Goat Canyon Trestle in Carrizo Gorge
Revisiting the Mud Caves in Arroyo Tapiado
Tucked away in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park is a place that seems to have more similarities with moon, or at least what I would imagine the moon to look like. Arroyo Tapiado or “Mud Wall Wash” is an…
The hunt for the elusive Carrizo Gorge pictographs
Deep in the rugged expanse of Carrizo Gorge in the Anza Borrego desert, there is a small cave of pictographs that few have ever seen. The area is surrounded by large unstable mountains, choked with catclaw, and littered with large…
Hike to Harper Cabin with the Anza Borrego Foundation
I signed Mary and I up for a day trip with the Anza-Borrego Foundation to Harper Cabin in the central part of the Anza Borrego Desert. My reasoning for signing up for an organized tour was two-fold. First the hike…
Piedras Grandes Pictographs and Searching For Desert Wildflowers
Mary and I left early Sunday for a day trip out to Anza Borrego. Our destination was Piedras Grandes in the southern end of the park. While Saturday’s heavy rains had dissuaded us from doing an overnight trip, Sunday had…
Railroad Construction Camp in Anza Borrego
Join us as we search for an old railroad construction camp deep in the Anza Borrego Desert. Our trip began with a late afternoon stop at the Lazy Lizard desert bar in Ocotillo. Mary and I had planned to head…
Desert Bighorn Sheep in Anza Borrego
Just when I feel like I have seen everything there is to see in the Anza Borrego Desert, I read a BLOG or catch a book entry about someplace new and exciting. This time around it was an abandoned railroad…
Hiking to the top of Combs Peak
In an effort to escape the Memorial Day beach crowds, Mary and I left Leucadia and pointed the Land Cruiser east. Our destination was Combs Peak otherwise known as Bucksnort Mountain, located in the northern end of Anza Borrego. At…
Exploring Canyon Sin Nombre
The Anza Borrego wildflower season was coming to a close so we decided to take a day trip out to explore the Canyon Sin Nombre area with a group of friends. Canyon Sin Nombre translates to “Canyon Without a Name” which…
Hiking To The Pictographs At Indian Hill
What started out as a quick day trip to see the wildflower bloom in Anza Borrego, turned into a trip back in time.Our original plan was to do some hiking and take pictures of wildflowers but at the last minute…