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Anza-Borrego gets a lot bigger

At over 640,000 acres, Anza Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County is the largest state park in the contiguous 48 states. As of July 29 it will ...

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Off-roaders head to desert but watching for thieves

On the morning of April 23, Jasmine King and her family's flatbed trailer was stolen from the front of their Escondido home. "People are getting desperate," she said to me ...

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In-ko-pah flying saucer tour

If I were ever going to see a UFO, I figured it would be in the desert. Then, last Tuesday while innocently driving through In-Ko-Pah, near Desert Tower, that rock ...

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Beware Heart Attack Hill

In the early 1900s, cattleman brothers Julius and Amby Harper, who had a family ranch with their father in Rattlesnake Valley in the Cuyamacas, discovered a large, gently-sloping valley in ...

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Elsinore Fault Zone’s tectonic forces in play

Sweeney Wash and Canyon is located in the Elsinore Fault Zone. Look forward to viewing twisted and turned pegmatite dikes along this hike that reflect Cretaceous tectonic forces in play. The wash may be part ...

February 28, 2018

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Three short hikes in high part of Anza Borrego

At an elevation of 3400 feet, Culp Valley not only provides relief from scorching desert temperatures in the months when it is too hot to hike at lower elevations in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, but ...

February 14, 2018

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February 7, 2018

All this for roofing granules, poultry grit

The main feature of this hike is the mine and its ruins, which is interesting to explore. It is a prime example of an open-pit strip mine (now closed off). The owners, Fred Elliott, Mrs. ...

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December 27, 2017

Best way to see Sandstone Canyon, Red Narrows, and Mud Palisades

Hike up to a spectacular red narrow gorge at the head of June Wash on the ridge of Whale Peak.

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December 20, 2017

The old ranches of Borrego

The old Vallecito Ranch is now part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and has been designated a preserve known as Hawi-Vallecito Cultural Preserve. Hawi is Kumeyaay for “the place where tules grow” and vallecito is ...

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December 13, 2017

Ride your bike around Borrego's prehistoric sculptures

Borrego Springs is the unincorporated town in San Diego’s desert area surrounded by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It is an official International Dark Sky Community where you can really see the stars at night. Borrego ...

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November 22, 2017

The pull-apart basin

Canyon Sin Nombre is located in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, an area known for its driving tectonic forces and awe-inspiring geologic structures. Geologists refer to this region as the Salton Trough, as it is ...

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September 6, 2017

Burk's Bench — even better than Fonts Point

Most folks who drive or hike up Fonts Point Wash head to the spectacular viewpoint 4.8 miles from Highway S-22. It is one of the most scenic and popular viewpoints in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, ...

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Peña Spring — a cool spot in Anza-Borrego

If your route into Anza-Borrego Desert State Park takes you on S-22, sometimes known as Montezuma Grade, and past the hamlet of Ranchita, then you are well aware of the inspiring vistas as you wind ...

July 5, 2017

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Desert bighorn sheep big fans of Big Spring

Big Spring is one of the dependable watering holes for desert bighorn sheep. It is found in a tributary of upper Tubb Canyon and is easily accessible. The trail within the spring area is jungle-like ...

June 28, 2017

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June 21, 2017

Explore a relatively unknown canyon of Anza-Borrego

Hornblende Canyon twists and turns as it climbs the shoulder of Granite Mountain. It has a great variety of plants, some dry waterfalls, old mines, plus Native American sites with morteros. As part of the ...

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Anza-Borrego State Park

Anza-Borrego gets a lot bigger

Off-roaders head to desert but watching for thieves

In-ko-pah flying saucer tour

Beware Heart Attack Hill

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