With enough of the cold, wet winter in San Diego, Dorie and I decide to go to the Anza Borrego Desert for a warm and sunny camping trip.
We went to Pinion Wash, one of our favorite campsites. It is at the end of a 4WD road at the base of the pass to Harper Flats. It’s secluded and room for only 2-3 vehicles so all the way out we were worried that someone else would already be there. Rounding the last bend, we found it empty. Yeah!
We set up camp and I got to try my new tarp for shade. I was trying to find an alternative to the large and bulky E-Z Up. It worked great. Even Desert Dawg Petey was happy with the shade. On the way out, we were able to see a herd of 5-8 mountain sheep climbing one of the ridges. We detoured to explore the neighboring canyon for a future campsite. We went up Nolina Wash and found a nice dead-end canyon for camping in the future. Overall, it was a short trip but worth it to get some warm sunshine. (click on any image to view slides)
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Wildflowers were everywhere and we got to enjoy them without all the crowds in the more popular areas of the park. They made beautiful scenery with the snow-covered mountains in the distance. (click on any image to view slides)
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Great pictures. We took a hike in Sumter National Forest today and saw a small herd of deer.
Cool bighorn sighting.