Tag Archives: Anza Borrego

Anza-Borrego Flower Hunt

At last it was Friday.  No classes, projects weren’t due for grading until the weekend, and my calendar showed no meetings or appointments were scheduled.  Local weather was very “iffy” with showers possible and generally overcast.  Boy I was tired … Continue reading

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A Little Pool in the Desert

No, not THAT kind of pool, the kind with green felt and a bunch of little round balls and multiple pockets for them… that kind of pool.  It turns out that at the site of a long ago abandoned station … Continue reading

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Semester Break, Part 1: Desert Daze

My friend, Dave Barrett from Denver, came out to visit and was here the past week.  Dave was CFO for my film company that made “Moosie,” the little family flick.  Actually I met him back in the 1980s when he … Continue reading

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The Summer Bristlecone Workshop and Desert Flowers

Well first, from the shameless commercialism division… I was able to schedule dates for this year’s Ancient Bristlecone Pines Photo Workshop.  It will be July 9-12, 2015.  All of the details and particulars are spelled out on the workshop page … Continue reading

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A Great and Powerful Sea Serpent!

In the desert areas near Borrego Springs stand life-sized metal sculptures that depict the animals that roamed that area eons ago.  Mastodons, giant sloths, smilodon (saber-toothed cats), cameloids, etc. all now populate this part of the desert just as they … Continue reading

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Split Mountain Adventure

NOTE:  You can click on a photo to see it enlarged! San Diego — OK. Call me an opportunist, but I’m not likely to turn down a chance to get back off road again.  Perhaps this is telling me something … Continue reading

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Day Trip Into Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Anza Borrego Desert State Park — Saturday (2/16/13) I went to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.  I had wanted to see if there was any indication that as Spring advances this might be a good year for desert wildflowers.  After all, … Continue reading

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