Day Trippin’ in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Lynn Bremner One of my favorite points of interest in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is Coyote Canyon. It has a year-round stream that meanders through the canyon and crosses a scenic desert road at several different points along the route. The road is shared with 4WD vehicles, […]
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Report Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 2012 During a recent day-trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park I visited Coyote Canyon. The Canyon was very dry and brown. The ocotillos were brown without leaves. One or two had a couple red blooms on them, but for the most part they were barren. The
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Metal Sculptures Draw Visitors To Borrego Valley Ricardo Breceda, Artist by Diana Lindsay The word is out – there is now more than desert wildflowers and the spectacular Anza-Borrego Desert State Park that is attracting visitors to Borrego Valley in Southern California. They are coming from around the United States and internationally to see the
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Joshua Tree National Park reopened Pinto Basin Road for visitor use on Tuesday, November 1. Cottonwood Visitor Center is once again open to welcome visitors. Cottonwood Campground and Cottonwood Spring Oasis will remain closed as repairs to the campground and area trails have not yet been completed. Pinto Basin Road has been closed since September
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At the 46th Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival October 21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2011 Borrego Springs, San Diego, CA – This is not your mama’s parade, but she is sure going to love it too! This new and extreme parade will be taking place on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the 46th Annual Borrego Days
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Pinto Basin Road Will Partially Reopen Nine miles of the flood-damaged Pinto Basin Road will reopen at Noon on Friday, September 30. The segment of road that will reopen for public traffic extends from the present closure at White Tank Campground to the Ocotillo Patch pullout. This will allow public access to the popular
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Torrential rains caused widespread flooding in the Pinto Basin and Cottonwood Spring areas of Joshua Tree National Park on Tuesday morning, September 13. Extensive flood damage occurred to the Pinto Basin Road, with loss of pavement in numerous areas. The Cottonwood Visitor Center was flooded and parts of Cottonwood Campground were washed away. It is
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Never underestimate the desert heat, alway carry lots of water and stay with your car. Their car got stuck about 5 miles in on Black Mountain Road, and they tried to walk out. It’s an uphill walk and it was 106 degrees at the time. They had a limited supply of water. We have a video
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Galleta Meadows Estates Borrego Springs, CA A new serpent has risen from the dry, hot sand in Borrego Springs, CA. It’s head rears up towards the sky in a graceful depiction of a serpent in motion. The 350-foot serpent is the newest edition to a garden of 129 metal sculptures that are placed in Galleta
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El Camino Del Diablo (The Devil’s Highway road trip) Photos and Text by Gordon Burhop El Camino del Diablo – the Highway of the Devil – once a 250-mile link between the northwestern frontier of Mexico and the colonies of California, began at Caborca, in Mexico’s state of Sonora. It extended north northwest across the
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