Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California, and I only visited a few small areas, but I enjoyed those.
The monochromatic nature of the terrain here hilights the strangeness of some of the landforms in the Carrizo BadlandsThis lizard certainly has the right coloringThis helicopter was flying so low that it was in the canyon. It was loud! I assume it was searching for illegal immigrants. It showed no interest in me. It’s sure nice to get away from it all and commune with nature.Am I the only one who sees a dinosaur skeleton here? I assume that we are all wrong and that it’s some weird layer of rocks, but that would be interesting for a different reason.In my travels, I see many complicated colorings and patterns in rock formations. I don’t take pictures of them very often, but this is a good sample.The weird rock wall at the entrance to Canyon Sin NombreBeware! The hills have teeth.There are a number of Fan Palm groves in the park. They are always curiosities. This one is 5 Palms. Can you see the fifth palm?5 Palms in context showing a barren desert, badlands and a microwave tower competing for attention. Huh?Mountains rise above the badlandsOne thing I enjoy about desert travel is seeing how the terrain has been shaped by water when there is none presentAnother view of Tatooine IICurious rocks. When I’m hiking I find myself wishing I were a geologist.More curious rocksA 20-foot dryfall with rather cool rocks marks the end of the Rattlesnake Canyon trail as far as I’m concerned. It takes a climber to continue.Eschewing the way more traveled, I pursued the wash toward the dry lake. And that has made all the difference.Obviously, many vehicles travel this wide wash toward Font’s Point. So I head off the beaten path to the left. But some day, I need to go there.I can’t be the first to visit this place, can I? Of course not, but it feels like it since no trail goes here.
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