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Insider’s Guide to Borrego Springs, CA

Borrego Springs, CA  is a small town located east of San Diego County and southeast of Palm Springs. It’s home to the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Ocotillo Wells National Recreation Area.  The Salton Sea flanks the east side of the Park. The main attractions that come to mind when I suggest Borrego Springs as a outdoor

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Wildflowers in Grapevine Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

On a recent visit to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, we toured Grapevine Canyon in our 4WD Jeep.  These photos were taken on April 6th, 2016.  Grapevine Canyon is a good location to view the wildflowers in bloom, but it requires a 4WD vehicle. The brilliant blooms of the Beavertail cactus were easy to spot along

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Mountain Biking In Coyote Canyon @ Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

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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Geocaching at Ocotillo Wells

Desert Geocaching at the Devil’s Slide Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area Several years ago I was at a dinner party, and a guest told me about his experience geocaching in the Hitchcock Woods in Aiken, South Carolina.  It was the first time I had heard about geocaching, a modern day treasure hunting game.  I

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Day Trippin’ Along 86: Indio, CA to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Exploring the west side of the Salton Sea & Palm Wash in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park By L. Bremner https://www.desertusa.com Last week I explored the east side of the Salton Sea, visiting some of the small parks and communities between Coachella and Niland, CA.  This week I took a short day-trip from Indio, CA, driving

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Wildflower Video Recorded On Feb.21st 2010 @ Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

The DesertUSA Staff headed out to Anza-Borrego on Sunday, Feb. 21st to photograph and shoot video of the current wildflowers conditions. [flashvideo file=https://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/videos/wild-2-22.flv /] This next photo gives you an idea of how small some of the wildflowers are.  The macro lenses  make the desert wildflowers look spectacular, but the to the naked eye you

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Wildflower Peak Expected In Early March @ Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Wildflower Report Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Thursday, Feb. 11th, 2010 By L. Bremner of DesertUSA.com Click here to view a VIDEO of our day trip to Anza-Borrego. After the recent rain we’ve had here in the California desert, naturalists are predicting an excellent wildflower season.  The Anza-Borrego Park Rangers report that the peak bloom will

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Pumpkin Patch

The Pumpkin Patch Sand Concretions Ocotillo Wells Near Anza-Borrego By L. Bremner – DesertUSA.com If you are on an ATV or touring around the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreational Area, be sure to stop by the Pumpkin Patch. It is a point of interest where you can see sand concretions shaped like pumpkins.  Click here

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