Gold Butte National Monument

We were rumbling south on I-15 with cars whizzing by on our left and right, as if the 75 MPH limit was too low. I-15 from Ogden to Provo has to be one of the worst stretches of driving anywhere in the country, (and we’ve driven from coast to coast) with it’s constant speeding traffic, billboards and chain stores for mile after mile. With our fall tour of the southwest starting three weeks later than planned we were making a bee line for a warmer climate, so I-15 became a necessity.

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Video: Wildflowers and Washes of Anza Borrego | South to Spring Episode 6

Our last episode of South to Spring is now live. We visited Anza Borrego (twice) and found lots of wildflowers and took some stunning drives up a few washes to see the stunning geology of Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Thanks for following along on our trip, South to Spring. https://youtu.be/TPWp09I4Pgs

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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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