On the shortest few days and the very longest nights of the year at the winter solstice in the year 1775, on Dec. 20-22, Juan Bautista de Anza camped his expedition next to a freshwater spring in ...
With over 500 miles of dirt roads for four-wheel-drive off-roading, over 100 miles of hiking trails, and 12 wilderness areas, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s largest state park.
On Kirsten Dutcher’s recent hikes in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, she’s witnessed a troubling sight: Ocotillos have keeled over onto the desert floor, and cholla cactuses are browning up from their ...