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Important information from the Anza-Borrego Desert Park Visitor's Center
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If you're going to go to Borrego Springs in August, you are going to have find a way to stay cool. Unlike the vulture, which urinates on its legs to cool off, we opted for shade and that modern miracle, air conditioning.
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Teddy Bear Cholla in Anza-Borrega Desert State Park.
(Warning: do NOT cuddle.) |
Borrego Springs is a tiny town in the middle of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. We arrived after the sun set, so temperatures had dipped to the high 90s. The full moon helped as we navigated to our hotel, La Casa Del Zorro (House of the Fox). We had the pleasure of staying in own casita at the edge of the property, surrounded by ocotillo and agave and other desert plants, with a bat or two flitting about. We took a walk along the jogging trail and to our delight, witnessed a large meteor streak across the sky. This was part of the Perseid shower that is expected to peak on August 12, 2017. We just got an early taste. Hoping for more celestial delights, Samuel set up not one, but two telescopes. Borrego Springs is well known for its dark sky but the full moon thwarted Samuel's best attempts. So we went for a swim in the pool and enjoyed the stars a different way.
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| Our casita, Desert Willow, in daylight |
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