The official travel journal of Jerry & Ann Linebarger
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Just across the border from Yuma we saw hundreds of RV's dry camping in the desert. You can see the ground is sandy and there were many, many dune buggies and 4-wheelers playing on the sand dunes.
As we approached Anza Borrego State Park in southern California, the landscape turned almost moon-like.
But, we got to the State Park and found the views beautiful. It even rained a little while we were there. But the wind was terrible with gusts up to 60 miles an hour. The trees you see are California Fan Palms.
Bubba in the campground. You might notice that the slides are not out - that's because of the high winds.
While we were camped at Anza Borrego, we had a roadrunner visit us.
Here the old fellow is walking across the road toward our campsite. I couldn't understand a word he was saying.
As we left the Anza Borrego area, you can see how desolate the desert can be. Rainfall here is about 6 inches a year.
Here the land is not only dry but rugged.
Our first glimpse of the Salton Sea. This body of water was formed when a dike on the Colorado River broke in 1905 and filled a dry basin. It is an inland saltwater lake and is the largest lake in California.
