ABDSP continues to be littered with helium-filled mylar balloons, bought and released at the coast. Balloons ascend up the mountains and drift back down into the desert as they deflate. www.change.org/banmylarball...
July 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
ABDSP continues to be littered with helium-filled mylar balloons, bought and released at the coast. Balloons ascend up the mountains and drift back down into the desert as they deflate. www.change.org/banmylarball...
The Thimble Adventure Hike (yesterday) benefits Anza-Borrego Foundation and ABDSP (Photos: Sicco Rood).
February 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The Thimble Adventure Hike (yesterday) benefits Anza-Borrego Foundation and ABDSP (Photos: Sicco Rood).
The record breaking March heatwave continued with a high of 106F yesterday recorded at the official ABDSP park headquarters weather station. Some hardy plants on the desert floor (like these prairie sunflowers on a dune in the Borrego Badlands) have not yet dried up from the heat.
March 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The record breaking March heatwave continued with a high of 106F yesterday recorded at the official ABDSP park headquarters weather station. Some hardy plants on the desert floor (like these prairie sunflowers on a dune in the Borrego Badlands) have not yet dried up from the heat.
There's one saguaro thriving in the wild in ABDSP, even though it's way out of the range of saguaro cacti. The only other known saguaro within park boundaries is at a homestead monument that is watered by humans.(Photos: Sicco Rood).
May 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
There's one saguaro thriving in the wild in ABDSP, even though it's way out of the range of saguaro cacti. The only other known saguaro within park boundaries is at a homestead monument that is watered by humans.(Photos: Sicco Rood).
Living on the edge: A desert tortoise talk (recorded today). The talk was given by our desert tortoise biologist and Reserves Director Dr. Kirsten Dutcher. Presented at the ABDSP Visitor Center. YouTube video can be viewed here: youtu.be/KxVkc6wEBaQ
Living on the edge: A desert tortoise talk by desert tortoise biologist Kirsten Dutcher
YouTube video by Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
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November 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Living on the edge: A desert tortoise talk (recorded today). The talk was given by our desert tortoise biologist and Reserves Director Dr. Kirsten Dutcher. Presented at the ABDSP Visitor Center. YouTube video can be viewed here: youtu.be/KxVkc6wEBaQ
A "cloud iridescence" (little rainbow spot) as seen from Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
#SoloTrekker #Desert #ABDSP
#SoloTrekker #Desert #ABDSP
February 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A "cloud iridescence" (little rainbow spot) as seen from Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
#SoloTrekker #Desert #ABDSP
#SoloTrekker #Desert #ABDSP
Cholla (a type of cacti) in Anzo-Borrego Desert State Park. CA’s largest state park (586K acres) and the 3d largest state park in America. ABDSP occupies 1/5 of San Diego County +.
December 15, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Cholla (a type of cacti) in Anzo-Borrego Desert State Park. CA’s largest state park (586K acres) and the 3d largest state park in America. ABDSP occupies 1/5 of San Diego County +.
Random Luck & Good Timing.
Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
With a combination of random luck and good timing one can encounter the Desert Bighorn Sheep while hiking in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It was such an amazing and chance encounter!
3/16/2025, ABDSP.
Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
With a combination of random luck and good timing one can encounter the Desert Bighorn Sheep while hiking in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It was such an amazing and chance encounter!
3/16/2025, ABDSP.
March 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Random Luck & Good Timing.
Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
With a combination of random luck and good timing one can encounter the Desert Bighorn Sheep while hiking in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It was such an amazing and chance encounter!
3/16/2025, ABDSP.
Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
With a combination of random luck and good timing one can encounter the Desert Bighorn Sheep while hiking in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It was such an amazing and chance encounter!
3/16/2025, ABDSP.
Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
Hiking in Borrego Palm Canyon, was blessed with a sighting of these big boys this morning.
Desert Bighorn Sheep are federally protected as an endangered species since 1998.
Taken 3/22/2025, with my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Hiking in Borrego Palm Canyon, was blessed with a sighting of these big boys this morning.
Desert Bighorn Sheep are federally protected as an endangered species since 1998.
Taken 3/22/2025, with my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
March 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
Hiking in Borrego Palm Canyon, was blessed with a sighting of these big boys this morning.
Desert Bighorn Sheep are federally protected as an endangered species since 1998.
Taken 3/22/2025, with my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Hiking in Borrego Palm Canyon, was blessed with a sighting of these big boys this morning.
Desert Bighorn Sheep are federally protected as an endangered species since 1998.
Taken 3/22/2025, with my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Here a a series of four pics showing a Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) leaping from one boulder to another.
Pics taken 3/22/2025, using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Pics taken 3/22/2025, using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
March 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Here a a series of four pics showing a Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) leaping from one boulder to another.
Pics taken 3/22/2025, using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Pics taken 3/22/2025, using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Peirson's brown-eyed evening primrose. Seen in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
#ABDSP #Desert #SundayFlowers
#ABDSP #Desert #SundayFlowers
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Peirson's brown-eyed evening primrose. Seen in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
#ABDSP #Desert #SundayFlowers
#ABDSP #Desert #SundayFlowers
Apricot Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua).
Picture taken 3/29/25, using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Coyote Canyon.
Picture taken 3/29/25, using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Coyote Canyon.
March 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Apricot Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua).
Picture taken 3/29/25, using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Coyote Canyon.
Picture taken 3/29/25, using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Coyote Canyon.
Prickly Poppy (Argemone munita).
"This poppy bears its flowers on erect, spiny stems which can exceed a meter in height. The sap is yellow. The blue-green or mint-green, lobed leaves are also very prickly."
4/24/2025, ABDSP/Montezuma Valley Road (East Culp Valley), all pic taken with my iPhone.
"This poppy bears its flowers on erect, spiny stems which can exceed a meter in height. The sap is yellow. The blue-green or mint-green, lobed leaves are also very prickly."
4/24/2025, ABDSP/Montezuma Valley Road (East Culp Valley), all pic taken with my iPhone.
April 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Prickly Poppy (Argemone munita).
"This poppy bears its flowers on erect, spiny stems which can exceed a meter in height. The sap is yellow. The blue-green or mint-green, lobed leaves are also very prickly."
4/24/2025, ABDSP/Montezuma Valley Road (East Culp Valley), all pic taken with my iPhone.
"This poppy bears its flowers on erect, spiny stems which can exceed a meter in height. The sap is yellow. The blue-green or mint-green, lobed leaves are also very prickly."
4/24/2025, ABDSP/Montezuma Valley Road (East Culp Valley), all pic taken with my iPhone.
Arizona Lupine (Lupinus arizonicus) giving the desert a lovely pop of much needed color.
"Arizona Lupine is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave & Sonoran Deserts of North America.
Taken 3/14/25 using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Fish Creek Wash at Split Mountain.
"Arizona Lupine is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave & Sonoran Deserts of North America.
Taken 3/14/25 using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Fish Creek Wash at Split Mountain.
March 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Arizona Lupine (Lupinus arizonicus) giving the desert a lovely pop of much needed color.
"Arizona Lupine is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave & Sonoran Deserts of North America.
Taken 3/14/25 using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Fish Creek Wash at Split Mountain.
"Arizona Lupine is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave & Sonoran Deserts of North America.
Taken 3/14/25 using my iPhone SE (3rd gen), ABDSP/Fish Creek Wash at Split Mountain.
Also, since it is now Thanksgiving (hope you all are having a wonderful day), it's Desert Season!!
Desert sunsets are something special. This was Tuesday night in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
With @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social
#thanksgiving #desertseason #sunset #anzaborregodesert #abdsp
Desert sunsets are something special. This was Tuesday night in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
With @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social
#thanksgiving #desertseason #sunset #anzaborregodesert #abdsp
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Also, since it is now Thanksgiving (hope you all are having a wonderful day), it's Desert Season!!
Desert sunsets are something special. This was Tuesday night in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
With @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social
#thanksgiving #desertseason #sunset #anzaborregodesert #abdsp
Desert sunsets are something special. This was Tuesday night in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
With @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social
#thanksgiving #desertseason #sunset #anzaborregodesert #abdsp
Love ABDSP!.. we were there to celebrate a friend’s bday. Got to enjoy a guided tour of the Archeological Research Center and their fossil holdings! Well worth finagling a visit if you haven’t already! 🍻
April 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Love ABDSP!.. we were there to celebrate a friend’s bday. Got to enjoy a guided tour of the Archeological Research Center and their fossil holdings! Well worth finagling a visit if you haven’t already! 🍻
Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
Desert Bighorn Sheep are federally protected as an endangered species. "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the desert bighorn sheep as endangered in 1998."
Pic taken with my iPhone SE (3rd gen), 3/20/2025, ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Desert Bighorn Sheep are federally protected as an endangered species. "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the desert bighorn sheep as endangered in 1998."
Pic taken with my iPhone SE (3rd gen), 3/20/2025, ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
March 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).
Desert Bighorn Sheep are federally protected as an endangered species. "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the desert bighorn sheep as endangered in 1998."
Pic taken with my iPhone SE (3rd gen), 3/20/2025, ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Desert Bighorn Sheep are federally protected as an endangered species. "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the desert bighorn sheep as endangered in 1998."
Pic taken with my iPhone SE (3rd gen), 3/20/2025, ABDSP/Borrego Palm Canyon.
Favorite part of ABDSP? I love the Bow Willow area.
November 15, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Favorite part of ABDSP? I love the Bow Willow area.
Vote for Lizbeth enjoying a sunrise at Font's Point at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park:
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#naturewriting #coloradodesert #fontspoint #abdsp #anzaborrego #desert #desierto #sunrise #amanecer #crepusculo #crepuscular
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December 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Vote for Lizbeth enjoying a sunrise at Font's Point at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park:
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#naturewriting #coloradodesert #fontspoint #abdsp #anzaborrego #desert #desierto #sunrise #amanecer #crepusculo #crepuscular
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