Anza-Borrego

shniks

Hi guys,


Made a quick trip to Anza-Borrego State Park this weekend. Was a lot of fun, barring a couple of heart attacks. The drive to Font's Point is on a dirt road and my initial plan was to leave my car where the dirt road starts and hike 4 miles (one way) to the point. My camping buddies, however convinced me to take my car up that road and it ended up being quite the adventure.

Here are some shots from my trip. I intend to go there again as I see a lot of photographic possibilities.












Cheers,

kdog

Heck of a sunrise there, Nikhil! :wow Love that orange sky and layering. Looks like an interesting place, and not too far from home for me either.

shniks

kdog wrote:

Heck of a sunrise there, Nikhil! :wow Love that orange sky and layering. Looks like an interesting place, and not too far from home for me either.

Hi Joel,


Yeah it was quite a surprise for me too. My friends and I were heading towards the wildflowers when we saw this sunrise- we just pulled over and began shooting. So unfortunately, we don't have any interesting foreground- we never thought that the sunrise would be so rich in color.

Definitely worth checking out, if you live that close.


Cheers,

CWSkopec

Sweet sunrise, Nikhil! Awesome intense orange (being a HUGE Syracuse basketball fan, I say it's the perfect sunrise for the season! )

How were the wildflowers? I'll be camping in McCain Valley (near the southern tip of Anza-Borrego) this weekend. I'm looking forward to some wildflowers blooming!

shniks

CWSkopec wrote:

Sweet sunrise, Nikhil! Awesome intense orange (being a HUGE Syracuse basketball fan, I say it's the perfect sunrise for the season! )

How were the wildflowers? I'll be camping in McCain Valley (near the southern tip of Anza-Borrego) this weekend. I'm looking forward to some wildflowers blooming!

Hi Chris,


The wildflowers are a bloomin'. Definitely go the the Palm Canyon Trailhead and hike up to the Palm Oasis. It's a 1.5 mile hike one-way and there are loads of wildflowers there. Try and get there early morning or in the evening for the best light. You could also drive along the S22 and there are wildflowers along that way too (towards Font's Point and the Salton Sea).

Here's one taken at Palm Canyon. The lighting is flat as it was around 11 AM, but it gives you an idea.





Have fun.


Cheers,

morgan20

the first one is amazing. Is it the real color?

shniks

morgan20 wrote:

the first one is amazing. Is it the real color?

Yeah the colors in that part are really rich.


Cheers,

JC

great photos
Great photos. I haven't been to Palm Canyon since it burned- have the Palms recovered?

shniks

kolibri wrote:

Great photos. I haven't been to Palm Canyon since it burned- have the Palms recovered?

Yeah I think so. I did not see any evidence of a fire (or maybe I did not go to that area).



Cheers,

acowan

The first picture is great! I can see how there'd be may photographic possibilities. Nice set

dls

Love #1. The layers of colors, texture in the landscape make this a wonderful photo and spot. Hope to visit it one of these days.