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
We were invited by our friends John and Elena to meet up for a day hike out in the Anza Borrego Desert. Our destination was a windswept area known as The Slot which is a narrow passageway through the eroded…
Despite the allure of its’ name the Well of Eight Echoes located off the S2 is one of those attractions that leaves you scratching your head. The well is a 1 foot plus wide steel pipe that apparently extends close to…
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,…
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…
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…
We finally had a free weekend, so we decided to drive out to Anza Borrego to see how the wildflowers were progressing. Our plan was to camp in Carrizo Gorge but as we approached the turnoff we noticed at least…
I left the San Diego coast on an overcast morning with a cold north wind blowing. Daren had invited me to checkout some pictographs he had found around the Jacumba area, so I was excited to make the trip.Once I…
“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…
Join us as we explore the amazing mud caves in Arroyo Tapiado in the Anza Borrego Desert