First Visit to A Desert State Park - Anza Borrego
Had a trip to Anza Borrego during this flowering season. It was a two hour trip to and another two back. What is good about the trip to and fro is the scenic view along Ramona and Julian. However, besides being a long and winding route, it also brings us through "ups and downs" through various mountains.
It was a scorching day...end of winter.. =p We walked through from the visitor center to Palm Canyon trail..was supposedly a must go trail, but both of us felt it was not that fantastic. Flowers are not fantastic here in this part I guess. Nevertheless, here are some pictures.
Remember this Palm tree.....
Provides lots of shade in the otherwise BARE desert...now, I understand what it feels to be trapped in the middle of the desert with no water and worst still, if you have no hat...
Ambassador for Nikkor Lens. =p She was just holding on the the lens.
What is she looking at?
This perhaps
Or this?
Maybe not, she was looking for her?????
Roti. =p
Palm Canyon trail this way....seriously, we were almost half dead when we started this trail as the walk from the visitor center to the trail was not as near as expected.....
Remember to bring more water!
So you can look fresh!
Lets start the trail! a seriously tiring one as we lost our way several times...and there were no shade...
I was looking for something...
An NTUC plastic bag...hehee actually a place to place my camera bag which will act as a support since I dont have my tripod here and its sandy everywhere....
Putting the NTUC in US grounds...=p
Wanted to take this (wanted a wider shot but the horizon was slanted as the camera was slanted...so got to crop)
Some views around..
Some macros along the way.
We reach the top of Palm Canyon finally...nothing fancy, just a bunch of palms and an oasis like area right at the top...very cooling shade though.
whilst climbing, it was all rocks..
Finally we are here.
Look at the scale of things here...and the palm in the first post...should not have climb all the way up to see this. hahaa.
We had a great time anyway...=) Enjoy!
It was a scorching day...end of winter.. =p We walked through from the visitor center to Palm Canyon trail..was supposedly a must go trail, but both of us felt it was not that fantastic. Flowers are not fantastic here in this part I guess. Nevertheless, here are some pictures.
Remember this Palm tree.....
Provides lots of shade in the otherwise BARE desert...now, I understand what it feels to be trapped in the middle of the desert with no water and worst still, if you have no hat...
Ambassador for Nikkor Lens. =p She was just holding on the the lens.
What is she looking at?
This perhaps
Or this?
Maybe not, she was looking for her?????
Roti. =p
Palm Canyon trail this way....seriously, we were almost half dead when we started this trail as the walk from the visitor center to the trail was not as near as expected.....
Remember to bring more water!
So you can look fresh!
Lets start the trail! a seriously tiring one as we lost our way several times...and there were no shade...
I was looking for something...
An NTUC plastic bag...hehee actually a place to place my camera bag which will act as a support since I dont have my tripod here and its sandy everywhere....
Putting the NTUC in US grounds...=p
Wanted to take this (wanted a wider shot but the horizon was slanted as the camera was slanted...so got to crop)
Some views around..
Some macros along the way.
We reach the top of Palm Canyon finally...nothing fancy, just a bunch of palms and an oasis like area right at the top...very cooling shade though.
whilst climbing, it was all rocks..
Finally we are here.
Look at the scale of things here...and the palm in the first post...should not have climb all the way up to see this. hahaa.
We had a great time anyway...=) Enjoy!