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Anza Borrego State Park – Goat Trail Hike

January 8, 2015 lisa 2 comments

After every hike we take I always say “Wow that was my favourite hike ever”. Well same with this hike. But then you go on the next hike and at the moment it seems like the best. It reminds me of the Annie Leibowitz quote when asked what her favourite

Anza Borrego State Park – Wind Caves Hike

January 6, 2015 lisa One comment

Wow, we finally made it here. Every year we try to get to the Wind Caves and we just never seem to have enough time. How is that? Anyway, we made it there. It was a bit of an overcast day with rain exepcted later that night so we thought

Anza Borrego State Park – Cut Across Trail 4WD

January 4, 2015 lisa One comment

Today we decided to take a rest from hiking and do some exploring. Off we went with not a real destination in mind but loaded up with maps, GPS, food, water, etc. and headed towards Arroyo Salado Palm Oasis. We headed out Highway 22 east to mile marker 38.4 and

Clark Dry Lake Oasis Hike – Borrego Springs, California

January 2, 2015 lisa One comment

This is one of our favorite hikes while boondocking in the Clark Dry Lake area. It is an easy, almost flat, hike of about 8 miles roundtrip across Clark Dry Lake and over to the far side near the base of the mountains at a beautiful oasis (also known

Clark Dry Lake – Borrego Springs, California

January 1, 2015 lisa One comment

Borrego Springs California Clakr Dry Lake

Clark Dry Lake, also known as Rockhouse Canyon Road boondocking area or just “The Borrego Springs boondocking area” or sometimes people just say, “Oh you mean that area near Peg Leg?”. Yep, we are back. We were just here a little over a week ago and then went into

The Springs at Borrego RV Resort – Borrego Springs, California

December 28, 2014 lisa Leave a comment

The Springs offers an RV resort along with a 9-hole golf course, mineral spas and pool, tennis courts, amphitheatre, dog areas (at least 4 fenced areas), small playground, and wellness center for those much needed massages after a long hike. It sits amidst the mountains and desert of the

Anza Borrego State Park – Palm Canyon Campground

December 20, 2014 lisa Leave a comment

Palm Canyon Campground Borrego Springs California

We have stayed at the Palm Canyon Campground countless times and find that even through it can be almost full in the winter (Jan, Feb, March) we can almost always get a spot for a few nights. We sometimes make reservations ahead of time if need be but not always.

Clark Dry Lake – Borrego Springs, California

December 18, 2014 lisa 9 comments

We’re Back! Yep, we just can’t stay away. It is our yearly pilgrimage to Borrego Springs. A bit of Clark Dry Lake gets in your soul and you have to come back. We have been here several times before and have lots of posts on Borrego. Here’s just a

Lake Cahuilla Recreation Area – La Quinta, California

December 16, 2014 lisa 2 comments

Lake Cahuilla Recreation Area, operated by Riverside County, sits at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the Coachella Valley just a few miles from the city center of La Quinta. The lake is a non-swimming lake but offers fishing. There is a swimming pool there which is

Oasis Palms RV Park – Thermal, California

December 15, 2014 lisa 4 comments

We headed south from Joshua Tree National Park along Box Canyon Rd. Taking Box Canyon cuts off a few miles from driving I-10 to Hwy 86 south. Not only does it save some miles but it also is a nice, quiet, peaceful, scenic drive right along the San Andreas Fault.