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Ocotillo, El Centro, and Anza Borrego

Ateo - 2-23-2015 at 08:38 PM

Gonna be short here as it's time for dinner.

Headed to El Centro for black belt testing. She passed.

Then to Salvation Mtn, Salton Sea, Ocotillo Wells for some 4X4 and then thru Borrego on our way home.



















Headed back to the same area the following weekend.











































Saw 2 major helicopter operations about to happen in the last 15 minutes of being in Ocotillo. One was someone we saw driving dangerously fast on blind curves in the dust and 2 minutes later he crashed into a young kid on a dirt bike.































Bajaboy - 2-23-2015 at 09:00 PM

Nice, we had a blast out that way a few weeks back. I'm doing a few ultra races soon as well. Love it there.

Whale-ista - 2-23-2015 at 09:12 PM

Thanks for the reminder.

AB is such a great place- largest state park in the US.

Lots of great places to visit to hike, mt. bike, ORV, camp... lovely!

Maron - 2-23-2015 at 10:17 PM

WOW, great pics. Congrats to the new black belt.

Facts

captkw - 2-23-2015 at 10:33 PM

The Largest state park in the lower 48 is Adirondack..... and in California the largest nat. forest is the La ventanna north section..which I trek in and also the largest and oldest ca, state park is "Big Basin" with its HUGE redwoods and waterfalls,,creeks,ponds is a place to go !! and btw the first satepark in ca....somewhere in there is ohh,,lets see..Point reyes nat seashore,,,,Yosemite,,,tomales bay,,the list is all centrail and no.ca...........

BajaBlanca - 2-24-2015 at 06:49 AM

she got a black belt ! How cool is THAT!

wonderful non Baja trek you all had .... great story and awesome pics.

Barry A. - 2-24-2015 at 09:16 AM

Quote: Originally posted by captkw  
The Largest state park in the lower 48 is Adirondack..... and in California the largest nat. forest is the La ventanna north section..which I trek in and also the largest and oldest ca, state park is "Big Basin" with its HUGE redwoods and waterfalls,,creeks,ponds is a place to go !! and btw the first satepark in ca....somewhere in there is ohh,,lets see..Point reyes nat seashore,,,,Yosemite,,,tomales bay,,the list is all centrail and no.ca...........


Hmmmmmm, well it WAS the "largest State Park" at one time, apparently. I thought it still was?!?!?!?!?!?

http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/73fall/anza.htm

Barry

TMW - 2-24-2015 at 09:24 AM

Excellent trip and report, thanks.

Ateo - 2-24-2015 at 09:25 AM

Largest State Park in California.

willardguy - 2-24-2015 at 10:25 AM

Okinawa, belt mean no rope to hold up pants! (mr miyagi) :lol:

congrats on the black belt and great trip report!

Bob53 - 2-24-2015 at 05:52 PM

Great photos. I recognize every place. Love it out there.

elgatoloco - 2-24-2015 at 09:19 PM

Love the photos. AB is always a good time. See any wildflowers?



Quote: Originally posted by captkw  
The Largest state park in the lower 48 is Adirondack.....


Wrong. Adirondack is NOT a state park. :smug:

elgatoloco - 2-24-2015 at 09:22 PM

http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/ca_abdsp.html

Bajaboy - 2-24-2015 at 09:28 PM

Quote: Originally posted by elgatoloco  
Love the photos. AB is always a good time. See any wildflowers?



Quote: Originally posted by captkw  
The Largest state park in the lower 48 is Adirondack.....


Wrong. Adirondack is NOT a state park. :smug:


Flowers are starting....

The 2015 Spring annual wildflowers show is underway with displays along the Coyote Canyon jeep trail from the north end of DiGiorgio Road to Desert Gardens (beyond which the driving becomes more of a problem).
Right now, the star of the show is Peirson's Brown-eyed Primrose (Camissonia claviformis ssp. peirsonii), a white flower sometimes with a little pink in the Borrego Valley, yellow in the southern desert. It's safe to say that thousands of these plants can be seen over a 4-mile stretch.
In Desert Gardens, the Brown-eyed Primrose plants are joined by a cousin, California Evening Primrose (Camissonia californica) in numbers too large to count. Also noted in Desert Gardens were Forget-Me-Nots (Cryptantha angustifolia), Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata), and Desert Chicory (Rafinesquia neomexicana).

www.abdnha.org for more photos and updates.

Tbone - 2-25-2015 at 11:31 AM

Where did you eat at? Looks good.

Ateo - 2-25-2015 at 12:02 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Tbone  
Where did you eat at? Looks good.