South to Spring | Anza Borrego Part 3

The last day we spent in Anza Borrego was going to be a big one. Although the road system we were on connected to where we were headed for the day, I wasn’t too excited about the one way Diablo Dropoff so we got started on our trip up Fish Creek Wash by heading through Borrego Valley to the Elephant Tree loop trail. The sun felt pretty scorching by 9 am, but it seemed as though the flowers were loving it, and they carpeted the entire wash we followed on our first hike of the day.

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South to Spring | Anza Borrego Part 2

After a few days over at Organ Pipe National Monument to escape the windstorm that blew through the area, we were back at Anza Borrego Desert State Park, our last stop on our trip South to Spring. Instead of picking up where we left off in Part 1, we headed to the southern part of the park and dove off the pavement and down into Canyon Sin Nombre.

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Video: Escape to Organ Pipe | South to Spring Episode 5

Episode 5 of our series South to Spring is now live. We cover, you guessed it, our time in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona. This may have just been our best stop of the trip, and we initially didn't even plan to go there! There were spectacular sunsets, amazingly green and lush vegetation, loads of birds and flowers, and some pretty great hiking. We hope you enjoy. https://youtu.be/FFkVC4okRbo

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