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Borrego camping trip

tripledigitken - 1-9-2012 at 10:43 AM

Recently we spent a week camping with our visiting daughter and grand daughter. Nice time of year to be out there, reminds me of Baja.

campsite just before sunrise



Font's point




tribute to off-roading





lots of water if you know where to go




the shade of Palm Canyon Grove is a good spot for lunch












looking towards Baja....................




[Edited on 1-9-2012 by tripledigitken]

Curt63 - 1-9-2012 at 10:46 AM

Real nice!

I was out at Painted Gorge last weekend and the weather was Glorious!

Bajaboy - 1-9-2012 at 10:59 AM

Nice, we'll be out there for President's Day Weekend....love exploring the area.

goldhuntress - 1-9-2012 at 11:00 AM

Nice photos. Thanks for the share.

Barry A. - 1-9-2012 at 11:18 AM

Ken-----------Beautiful shots, which Borrego always provides.

Your last shot "looking towards Baja"-------where was that taken from?----the Truckhaven Rocks perhaps?? or Fonts Point??

Barry

tripledigitken - 1-9-2012 at 11:24 AM

Barry,

It was taken from Font's Point. I have to take all first timers there, in this case it was our grand daughter.

Ken

TMW - 1-9-2012 at 12:07 PM

Beautiful country and pictures, thanks.

Natalie Ann - 1-9-2012 at 12:19 PM

I especially like the textures and colors of the green against gold sixth image.
Glad to see you gave your granddaughter the full intro tour.:yes:

nena

Skipjack Joe - 1-9-2012 at 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by Natalie Ann

I especially like the textures and colors of the green against gold sixth image.



I agree with you on that one.

Mexitron - 1-9-2012 at 01:59 PM

Love Borrego, and you've shown it well!

Roberto - 1-9-2012 at 06:38 PM

Palm Canyon Grove! Great place, and a great shot. We always hike over there when camping at Bow Willow, a nostalgic place for us, as it was our first experience of the Southwest Desert after moving out here from the East Coast.

bacquito - 1-9-2012 at 06:44 PM

Interesting trip, thanks for the photos

BornFisher - 1-9-2012 at 07:06 PM

I was camping across the sea from you Thurs. night. Nobody likes the Salton Sea, but I sure do! It didn`t even smell like rotten fish this time. And there`s Salvation Mt., Slab City, hot springs, bloop bloop mud pots, White Pelicans, fields of Snow Geese, Bombay Beach, Niland Marina, some low flying military jets, and geocaches!
Beautiful night Thurs., the Sea was glass calm about 76 degrees. It is a bit disarming when you figure out the beautiful white sand, isn`t sand but dried Talipia bones (BTW I threw a few dried up Talipia on my fire and discovered a new source of firewood). :)
Borrego looks beautiful, maybe next week! Thanks for your pics!

tripledigitken - 1-9-2012 at 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by Roberto
Palm Canyon Grove! Great place, and a great shot. We always hike over there when camping at Bow Willow, a nostalgic place for us, as it was our first experience of the Southwest Desert after moving out here from the East Coast.


Roberto,

The Palm Canyon we were at is the one by the Borrego Springs visitor's center and campground. The one by Bow Willow is Mountain Palm Canyon, might that be the one you have been to?

I have camped in Mtn Palm canyon and Bow Willow many times and they are great locations. There is a nice hike from the south palm grove over to the north palm grove in Mtn Palm Canyon, have you done that hike?

Ken



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Bob H - 1-9-2012 at 08:02 PM

Fantastic photography of that area Ken! Thank you!

BooJumMan - 1-9-2012 at 08:40 PM

You've probably answered this question a million times, but what camera do you have?

Nevermind, Nikon D7000? Nice! :)

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Roberto - 1-10-2012 at 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Quote:
Originally posted by Roberto
Palm Canyon Grove! Great place, and a great shot. We always hike over there when camping at Bow Willow, a nostalgic place for us, as it was our first experience of the Southwest Desert after moving out here from the East Coast.


Roberto,

The Palm Canyon we were at is the one by the Borrego Springs visitor's center and campground. The one by Bow Willow is Mountain Palm Canyon, might that be the one you have been to?

I have camped in Mtn Palm canyon and Bow Willow many times and they are great locations. There is a nice hike from the south palm grove over to the north palm grove in Mtn Palm Canyon, have you done that hike?

Ken



[Edited on 1-10-2012 by tripledigitken]


Yeah, looking at the map, that's the one I was referring to, Mountain Palm Grove/Canyon. And I've done that hike from Bow Willow to Mountain Palm to Southwest Grove and back. It's beautiful country. ANd when you read about the stories on Bow Willow, and the Indian population in that area, in that bowl, with the arroyo and the Willows, very evocative - magical.

Thanks for reminding me.

tripledigitken - 1-10-2012 at 09:11 PM

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Originally posted by Roberto
Quote:
Originally posted by tripledigitken
Quote:
Originally posted by Roberto
Palm Canyon Grove! Great place, and a great shot. We always hike over there when camping at Bow Willow, a nostalgic place for us, as it was our first experience of the Southwest Desert after moving out here from the East Coast.


Roberto,

The Palm Canyon we were at is the one by the Borrego Springs visitor's center and campground. The one by Bow Willow is Mountain Palm Canyon, might that be the one you have been to?

I have camped in Mtn Palm canyon and Bow Willow many times and they are great locations. There is a nice hike from the south palm grove over to the north palm grove in Mtn Palm Canyon, have you done that hike?

Ken



[Edited on 1-10-2012 by tripledigitken]


Yeah, looking at the map, that's the one I was referring to, Mountain Palm Grove/Canyon. And I've done that hike from Bow Willow to Mountain Palm to Southwest Grove and back. It's beautiful country. ANd when you read about the stories on Bow Willow, and the Indian population in that area, in that bowl, with the arroyo and the Willows, very evocative - magical.

Thanks for reminding me.


Try the hike from the Visitors Center into Palm Grove (4miles rt). There were water falls at the grove over Thanksgiving.

Nice!

El Vergel - 1-11-2012 at 10:18 PM

What a great Artist U R with those pics! Thanks for the share.

24baja - 1-11-2012 at 10:27 PM

Ken absolutely beautiful photos, thanks for posting them.

mcfez - 1-14-2012 at 08:40 AM

I love the Salton Sea!
Dad and Mum would take us....along with the neighbors...to the Salton Sea camp for Easter breaks. Caught my first fish there too....a Sun Fish. It was "the place to go" in the late 50's for many L.A. folks

I stay there every time I drive to Baja. A fast stop into the Indian truck stop for free hot showers...and a fast bite to eat...then I drive over into the Orange groves to do my four hour nap. It's great to sleep within the smell of orange blossoms.

Quote:
Originally posted by BornFisher
I was camping across the sea from you Thurs. night. Nobody likes the Salton Sea, but I sure do! It didn`t even smell like rotten fish this time. And there`s Salvation Mt., Slab City, hot springs, bloop bloop mud pots, White Pelicans, fields of Snow Geese, Bombay Beach, Niland Marina, some low flying military jets, and geocaches!
Beautiful night Thurs., the Sea was glass calm about 76 degrees. It is a bit disarming when you figure out the beautiful white sand, isn`t sand but dried Talipia bones (BTW I threw a few dried up Talipia on my fire and discovered a new source of firewood). :)
Borrego looks beautiful, maybe next week! Thanks for your pics!


[Edited on 1-14-2012 by mcfez]