wilderone
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Day trip to Anza Borrego
Went to Anza Borrego desert to see this year’s wildflowers. There weren’t any. But lots of birds and spied a few nests. The Ricardo Breceda metal
sculptures are fantastic. There are local oranges, grapefruit and dates for sale in Borrego Springs as well – fresh and juicy. Nice day.
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cocoscabana
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Great photos. Are the sculptures clay or metal?
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wilderone
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The scultures are metal - 129 of them I believe.
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David K
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Thanks Cindi!
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skipowell
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love Borrego Springs. Hiking in the slot canyons are always one of my favorite day trips. Casa Del Zorro (spacing on the new name) has just re
opened and they have amazing rooms if one wants to spurge, I forgot what the new name is but they are back up to the old standards
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Ateo
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Love the photos. AB is California's largest State Park, I believe. Great place to explore.
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Bob H
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No desert bloom due to lack of rain, or it's just too early to see them?
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Barry A.
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--------both lack of rain, and rain not at the right times. This year is not looking good for ABDSP wildflowers, so far. The next 2 weeks or so is
critical, and it is almost too late now.
For the first time in 14 years we don't plan on our normal stay down there------kinda sad..
Barry
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Howard
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Carlee's isn't a bad place for a c-cktail and ribs as well.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
Carlee's isn't a bad place for a c-cktail and ribs as well. |
---------or Italian out at the Borrego Springs Airport----yum, yum!!!
Barry
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
Carlee's isn't a bad place for a c-cktail and ribs as well. |
Carlee's...........OH YEAH!!!
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tripledigitken
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I'm heading out manana for two days. Hope to find some posies.
[Edited on 3-26-2014 by tripledigitken]
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bajadogs
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
I'm heading out manana for two days. Hope to find some posies.
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Have a great time out there Ken. Watch out for the BIG lizards.
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BornFisher
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Get out there the first Sat of April (the 5th) for the liar`s contest!!!
Some great stories and lies!! The most outrageous I ever heard was some guy who got up there and said "I once met a fisherman who told the truth" and
then sat down. It was the biggest lie the judges had ever heard in the history of the contest!! No one has ever topped it, some spending 10 minutes to
spin a bigger yarn!!
Here is the link----------
http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/jun/stories/pegleg.html
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wilderone
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April 5 & 6 is the annual archaeology weekend. Events at Borrego Springs include tours of the archaeology lab, native american basket and
pottery display, pottery making demonstration, pictograph stories, a couple field trips to see petroglyphs and pictographs at Piedras Grandes and
Clark Lake (Sunday - pre-register - $5), demonstration of native plants for food, medicine; ice cream social at 4:30 on Saturday at Begole
Archaeological research center. + more.
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Mexitron
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Well, at least the Palo Verdes are blooming this year---they got a nice soaking in the August/September thunderstorms----in fact hundreds of seedlings
have sprouted up in the area around my property out there. Guess Borrego didn't get much rain from "Titan" after all.
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