PART II: Arriving at Anza Borrego Desert SP

Once we arrived at Anza Borrego Desert State Park, we checked out the Visitor's Center and picked out our campsite. We took in all the sites and then checked out the town of Borrego Springs (population around 2900). Long straight roads make up most of the town (I'm talking maybe THREE long straight roads!) We talked to some of the locals and had some drinks at the local watering hole.








Some facts about Anza Borrego Desert State Park:

• Anza Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California


• The temperature in the summer can get as hot as 120 degrees! (and people STILL live there?)


• It is named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and borrego, the spanish word for Bighorn Sheep (unfortunately we didn't spot any during our visit)


• The area is covered in Ocotillo - tall, spindly plants that grow red flowers on the tips.

Me at the Visitor's Center


















Ben with Tater and Mule at the Campsite














Tater and Mule at the Campsite














Ben and Lola setting off on a hike up the Mountain


















Lola on the Mountain (Tater is the white spot down below)













Another View of Tater and the Desert from the Mountain













More Desert (Ben climbed up pretty high to get this shot...Tater is the white dot in the lower left)












Lola LOVED the desert... (except when the cactus stuck her in the nose)