Heather and I took a drive out to Anza Borrego on Sunday. The weather was really nice, and it was very quiet with almost no one around. We saw a whole bunch of built rigs being trailered out of the area as we drove in, but for the most part we had the place pretty much to ourselves. We wandered around Buttes Pass Road, San Felipe Wash, up Blow Sand Canyon and the Goat Trail, hiked a bit in Hawk Canyon and found a nice spot for lunch in the shade under a tree.
San Felipe Wash was open and fairly smooth, but the track has moved some from where it was in previous years, no big deal really, except that it is tougher to spot the entrance to Blow Sand when you're coming from the west. Nothing that a u-turn a mile or so later couldn't fix though.
The new Navigation System probably thought I could have used a snorkel however - that blue line represents a river, with the trail track off to the right a bit.
The Goat Trail is in good shape. The stock Rugged Trails, even aired down, struggled a bit on the last steep stretch to the top, compared to my old BFG A/T's. I may end up changing tires sooner than originally planned, but I'll give these a few more chances before deciding.
The views from the top were nice, the air was clear.
We found a spot for lunch.
We drove out to the top of the Borrego Mountain Drop-Off in the late afternoon to check out the views north towards the Badlands and the mountains beyond.
There were some great clouds on the way home.
More pics in this gallery:
http://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/So-Cal-Explorations-Day/Anza-Borrego-Buttes-Pass-Area/
