Canyon Sin Nombre in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. GO>
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- Note: I took this trip in March, 2005. Be sure to check with the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park ranger for current road conditions.
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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