Anza Borrego

Might be a silly question but did you see any actual fossils?

Is it possible to look around and find something, even like a sand dollar? That'd be a lot of fun. Fossilized shrimp or something.

 

Yes, there are tons of fossils up Split Mountain, though of course, it's a state park, so they are to be left alone when you find them.

 

Oh dang, that area is in the State Park? Nevermind then...don't want to disturb such a great place.

Tbh I can never really tell when I am in the state park and when I am not around there lol

 

...we were a little worried about something else entirely: the longer we were on the tracks, the more likely we were to encounter a representative from the railroad. Rumor has it that this rail line is now used by migrants trying to enter the USA from Mexico, and so is randomly patrolled. And, as a narrow swath of private land running through Anza-Borrego, the rail company has apparently decided that the best way to reduce liability is to keep everyone off the tracks - by issuing hefty tickets to anyone they find along the line.

Whether that was true or not, we didn't really want to find out...

Full story and photos: Anza-Borrego Part 5 - Palms, Pups, and the Longest Trestle​

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Anza-Borrego Part 5 - Palms, Pups, and the Longest Trestle​

catch up on the entire story here:
Double Fun @ Anza Borrego - March 2019 ​

 

Many years ago , I'm thinking maybe 1989 -1990 my 4x4 club ( Southbay 4x4's San Diego) we used to camp near the Sweeney pass /Dos Cabeza Train station off of S2

We used to go on day hikes from there to the Goat Canyon trestle and also go thru the many tunnels . We also would go to the detailed box cars that had cases of beer inside

 

Finally, we found it!

We took it all in. We enjoyed every minute. It had been a true Indiana Jones style adventure - one where we'd known what we were looking for, but not where to find it. One of those rare places that the Internet alluded to but never actually divulged the exact location. And in the end, I think that's what makes it so special...

And we captured it all in Anza-Borrego Part 6 - Finding Blue Sun Cave​

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Anza-Borrego Part 6 - Finding Blue Sun Cave
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catch up on the entire story here:
Double Fun @ Anza Borrego - March 2019​

 

... we were keen to see what was at the end of Sheep Canyon, and so we pushed on. As it turns out, what's at the end of Sheep Canyon is a campground - and, at least on this day, a full one at that! Disappointed, we made our way through the small loop and noticed a white first gen Tacoma camped in the very last spot - as far from anyone else as possible. "Nice first gen," the owner said as we drove by. "Back at you." replied @mrs.turbodb as we started back down the way we'd come. It was 2:30pm and we were now unsure what we were going to do for our last night in Anza-Borrego. We stopped along the side of the road and started looking at our maps...

Little did we know what was about to happen. It's a small TacomaWorld, I tell you!

Find out who it was in
Anza-Borrego Part 7 - So. Many. People.​

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Anza-Borrego Part 7 - So. Many. People.​

 

Those are some great shots and a great story (bought my truck to start doing trips just like yours). What camera do you use?

 

Thanks much, appreciate that!

This came up in my adventure thread recently too, but tends to get lost in all the pages there. i shoot with a Canon 80D, and the majority of shots are with the 18-135 USM lens, which I think is perhaps the best all-around lens you can get. Wide angle with the 10-18 ISM, which is good but clearly not as well made as the USM. Post-processing with Lightroom Classic CC.