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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Perseid “Fail” is Still Pretty Cool

August 16, 2010

Vimeo user ph dee went out into Anza-Borrego Desert State Park last week to try to get some time-lapse photos of the Perseid meteor shower, but was upset that the skies were mostly just cluttered with airplanes. However, I think you’ll agree that his beautiful night sky footage is very much NOT the fail he [...]

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Desert Wildflower Video

March 10, 2010

I’m a little sorry to keep harping on Anza-Borrego here, but I really want to let LA hikers know about this little gem to our southeast. Also, the wildflowers are probably going to be pretty amazing this year, and it’s worth a trip to see them. Here’s a PBS video on the current bloom and [...]

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Don’t Forget – Anza-Borrego Event at A16 Tonight

February 24, 2010

I’m still neck-deep in New Zealand photos, and it will be a little while before I can give a full update, but I just wanted to remind everyone about the free Anza-Borrego event at the West LA Adventure 16 tonight at 7PM. The night will start with a wine and cheese happy half-hour, then show [...]

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Thanksgiving Hiking

November 24, 2009

At one of the four pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving dinners I’ve been invited to, one of my friends remarked that Thanksgiving in L.A. was becoming like Halloween – an extended 2-3 week celebratory period that may or may not have a party or dinner scheduled on the actual holiday itself. And I like it that way. For [...]

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The Actual Cuts to State Parks – $39 Million

July 29, 2009

The LAist got its hands on some concrete information from California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman on the recent passed budget, and it’s pretty shocking. According to her, with all of the money-shuffling, fund-raiding, furloughs, and reduced tax revenues in the 09-10 budget, California’s State Parks are actually getting short-changed by about $39 million, which [...]

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Hiking Borrego Palm Canyon

March 13, 2009

A relatively easy, 3-mile roundtrip down a rocky canyon to one of the last remaining naturally occurring native California palm groves left on the planet. This is a fascinating hike for amateur botanists and geologists, and desert hikers will be rewarded with a surprising amount of water along the trail. There’s a free pamphlet at [...]

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Hiking Ghost Mountain and Pictograph Trail

March 9, 2009

A tour through some of the highlights of the southwestern corner of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, that can be done as a strenuous 14.6 mile hike, or in easy 1-2 mile chunks if you’re willing to drive on dirt roads to get further into the interior of the desert. The landscape is relatively flat and [...]

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Coyote Mountain Bloom

February 24, 2009

I just got back from a great weekend in Anza-Borrego, and while the wildflowers still aren’t out in force quite yet, there are a few areas in the north end of the park that are pretty colorful. Borrego Palm Canyon, near the popular campground, didn’t have any particularly large number of flowers, but it did [...]

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Desert Blooms Incoming

February 13, 2009

If you’re looking to make a dash to view some desert wildflower blooms, now might be the time to start planning for a trip down south. The California Travel Girl tipped us off to the first wildflower report from Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which is just starting to see the first flowers pop through the [...]

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Anza-Borrego Powerlines … Again

June 16, 2008

Sometimes, it ain’t easy being green. Like when you have to fight the construction of a new solar plant to prevent environmental damage. As public demand and acceptance of alternative energy sources continues to rise, so does the opposition when it’s about to move from the planning table to actual real-life implementation. We saw this [...]

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