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Category: desert

  • Colorado Desert

    Colorado Desert

    Colorado Desert

    Colorado Desert: Colorado is derived from the Spanish word for “colored red”,
    The Colorado Desert is a subregion of the larger Sonoran Desert, covering about 7 million acres. The desert occupies Imperial County, parts of San Diego and Riverside counties, and a small part of San Bernardino County in California, as well as the northern part of Mexicali Municipality in Baja California, Mexico.

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    Most of the Colorado Desert lies at a relatively low elevation, below 1,000 ft , with the lowest point of the desert floor at 275 ft below sea level, at the Salton Sea, not very far from Borego Springs visitor center. That is a lot of desert and as stated in previous post San Diegos portion is 640,000 acres.

    Borego Springs is a popular place to view wild flowers when in season.

  • San Diego Deserts.

    San Diego Deserts.

    San Diego Deserts.

    Desert View Tower:
    Constructed between 1922 and 1928, the Desert View Tower is a 70-foot tall rock tower that provides an spectacular view of the boulder landscape of East San Diego County and of the Imperial County desert from a 3,000 feet above sea level. The view on a clear day is amazing.

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    Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a gem of a state park. With desert landscapes, slot canyons and dirt roads to explore, and hidden oases. In the visitor center section their is a theater showing different presentations, lots of guides food water and park rangers to answer any questions but that’s just a touch of this 640,000 acres of desert state park. The scenic views just to get there are fantastic.