Borrego Experience Blog

Welcome to one of the last best places on Earth.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park encompasses some of the most diverse desert landscape in the world. 

Textbook definitions of "fossil" all converge on some variant of "any sign or indication of ancient life".  This covers a lot of territory, from bones and seashells, to chunks of wood and leaf impressions, to worm burrows and animal footprints.  Globs of feces count as fossils, if they

Tips to Safely Enjoy Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

California State Parks offers safety tips to outdoor enthusiasts visiting California’s largest state park, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Yes, indeed, there certainly is.  Many of the processes currently active in and around the Park are essentially unique to our area.  As with so much of geology, the basic driving mechanism is plate tectonics.  Locally we have "extremely oblique extension".

Borrego Springs High School Interpretation Course Launches Fall Semester

Press Release, June 20, 2019: The Borrego Experience Geotourism program, a partnership program led by the Borrego Village Association (BVA), is creating an interactive website featuring unique and authentic visitor experiences in Borrego Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.  The

Thomas “Pegleg” Smith was a notorious Wild West fur trapper, gold prospector, horse thief, and slaver whose legacy is best remembered for the supposed gold jackpot that he claimed to have found and lost until the day he died.

Article complements of https://www.borregosun.com/story/2019/10/01/news/borrego-springs-was-in-the-house/5214.html

Thomas Long "Pegleg" Smith (1801-1866) was a mountain man who, serving as a guide for many early expeditions into the American Southwest, helped explore parts of present-day New Mexico.

Every year, the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park attracts storytellers from all over the globe to compete in the annual Peg Leg Smith Liar’s Contest. The festivities begin at dusk. Bring a lawn chair and refreshments and get ready to enjoy a night of fun, and it’s free!