In the Desert

Weather 86 and sunny, night low is creeping up to 61.  Still no A/C to sleep.

Extreme RV Rig for off the grid camping - he definitely came from the desert

From Palm Springs we headed south down the west side of the Salton Sea and then through the largest desert state park in the nation, 600,000 acres, Anza Borrego State Park.   It is a mountainous and rugged desert park. 

there are trails and ATV paths at the bottom of the crevices

Crevices so deep that the ATV and motocross enthusiasts run trails at the bottom of them for miles and miles.   They camp out in the middle of the desert and enjoy their toys and terrain.  

RVing at the roughest extreme in the desert

No real towns in site except for Borrego Springs and then the roads take you back up into the mountains with a route that is carved out of the sides and corners hanging on the edge of the rugged landscape.

the road through the state park - nothing in site for miles

Borrego Springs is a delightful small town with a pleasant artistic diversion.   Scattered across the desert meadows on both the north and south ends are approximately 140 metal sculptures all over 8 feet tall and welded with some very intricate designs.  The figures were commissioned by the Avery family and the artist was Ricardo Breceda who became world famous after this display.   It is free and fun to find the Jurassic Park style animals.

350 foot serpent - the rest of him goes under the road and back up

There is a 350 foot serpent that undulates in and out of the ground and across the roadway!  

This is huge and really stunnin in the middle of the desert at Borrego springs

 We were blown away with the wild eagle sculpture.  Really worth the ride.

look at the feathers and detail