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A Mustang Bullitt edition takes on some San Francisco-style hills in San Diego. GO>

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Call This Canyon Beautiful

‘No Name’ Explores Southern Region

One thing about a year with heavy rains in San Diego... it means the desert to the east comes alive.

With advice from desert expert Diana Lindsay and a Jeep Liberty courtesy of Chrysler, I headed east to explore a small part of the vast Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in late February, just when the flowers and greenery had reached their peak.

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Best RoadsWeekend Driver San DiegoLet Weekend Driver San Diego be your guide to the best drives in San Diego County. From DeLuz to Dulzura, Oceanside to Ocotillo, nothing’s more exciting than a twisting drive through San Diego County. MORE>


What's NewThe Next New Weekend Driver Column: One of the great, twisting roads anywhere leads to Lake Arrowhead, in the San Bernardino Mountains. Fly up the hill in a Nissan Nismo Z. Scheduled in December in the Union-Tribune.

GPSNow Online — Bullitt Hills: It’s the 40th anniversary of Steve McQueen tearing up the hills of San Francisco in a Mustang, the 100th anniversary of Mission Hills. Ford issues a hot, special edition of the Mustang. What do these have in common? Find out in the newest Weekend Driver column, now online from the Union-Tribune. GO>

GPS AvailableSouth Bay Beach Cruise: Drive through the Tijuana River Estuary, Silver Strand, Coronado and Downtown San Diego in a Saab 9-3 Turbo X. GO>

Busy Blog:Doug and Marie head to New England, and, when I can get around to it, driving a dozen new cars in two days at the Auto Club Speedway. GO>


GPS Tours Drive Guide Symbols and GPS Tours: Get a hint of the road you’ll see, plus turn-by-turn navigation you can download for free. GO>

Today's ItiniaryRoad Trip Home: Your entry to all the Weekend Driver tours... here, there, everywhere. GO>

Mountains: Cruise to Mt. Laguna, Mt. Palomar, Julian and others at altitude. GO>

Deserts: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Jacumba, Dunes at Glamis. GO> TVButton

Old Highway 80: From downtown San Diego to the Imperial Valley, cruise the local version of Route 66. GO>

Highway 94: The great, twisting byway from Spring Valley to Boulevard... East County's Main Street. GO> TVButton

Highway 101: The old Pacific Highway is still around and the “one of the three great roads in America” according to boosters. GO> TVButton