Hiking and 4wd adventures in Anza Borrego and southern deserts of California.
10 trips

“Zion Wash” Petroglyphs
This petroglyph site is a small one in the Sonoran desert. It is a dry and harsh area. Scattered among ...
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Black Rabbit Petroglyphs
Dan and I took a trip down to the Salton Sea region to look for a small set of petroglyphs I ...
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Blue Sun Pictograph Cave
My friend Don Austin coined the name “Blue Sun” Cave. The Kumeyaay people once lived here. And even though there is ...
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Canebrake Skeleton Pictographs
Hidden in a granite rock shelter near an ancient Kumeyaay village site is a set of unique pictographs. Most of ...
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Carizzo Gorge Pictographs
Overlooking the rocky wash of the Carrizo Gorge, down in Anza Borrego State Park, sits a small rock shelter with ...
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Mule Tank Petroglyphs
Mule Tank is a small, seasonal tinaja along the foothills of the Mule Mountains along the Colorado River. It is ...
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Oro Copia Mine
The Oro Copia (also known as the Dos Palmas) is an old mine in the heart of the Orocopia Mountains ...
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Palen Tank Petroglyphs
I recently followed an ancient Native American trail out to a water tank and petroglyph site. What got my attention ...
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Piedras Grandes Pictographs
Back in 2015, we went out to the Piedras Grandes pictograph site. Piedras Grandes means “Large stones” and these granite ...
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Spoked Wheel Geoglyph
At the end of a long day exploring pictographs around the badlands of Anza Borrego, we made one last stop ...
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Last Updated on August 2, 2020 by Guy Starbuck