Archaeology and History

Hike of the Month: Harper Cabin

03/13/2010 - 8:00am
03/13/2010 - 3:00pm

Join retired Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Superintendent Mark Jorgensen on this strenuous hike to the ruins of the cabin built by and used by the Harper brothers, who had a cattle operation here early last century.

Location: 
Meet at Tamarisk Grove Campground

Leader: Mark Jorgensen
Fee: $10

Auto Tour of Southern Anza-Borrego

01/31/2010 - 8:00am
01/31/2010 - 4:00pm

Join retired Ranger Bob Theriault on this cultural and natural history auto tour of southern Anza-Borrego.

Location: 
Meet at Tamarisk Grove Campground

Leader: Bob Theriault
Fee: $45, or $35 for ABF members

Forbidden Canyons

01/30/2010 - 7:30pm
01/30/2010 - 9:00pm

Explore the beauty and history of the Carrizo Impact Area through the magic of the photographer's lens.

Location: 
Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center

Speaker: Ernie Cowan
Suggested donation: $5

Hollywood in Borrego

03/14/2010 - 8:00am
03/14/2010 - 4:00pm

Today we have a rich history of films shot in our desert region. This tour will show clips of the films then explore some of the locations!

Location: 
Meet at ABDSP Visitor Center

This program has been rescheduled from an earlier date.

Instructor: Fred Jee
Fee: ABF Members $35; Non-members $45

Early Naturalists in Anza-Borrego

11/21/2009 - 7:30pm
11/21/2009 - 9:00pm

Discover how early explorers and scientists documented the desert's unique natural history.

Location: 
Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center

From early drawings to exquisite glass replicas, discover how early explorers and scientists documented t

Marshal South, Ghost Mountain, and Environs

11/22/2009 - 9:00am
11/22/2009 - 2:30pm

Explore the ruins of Yaquitepec on Ghost Mountain, home of Marshal South's family 75 years ago, with Diana Lindsay, editor and researcher for Marshal South and the Ghost Mountain Chronicles.

Location: 
Blair Valley in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Instructor: Diana Lindsay
Fee: Members $35; Non-members $45

Archaeology Weekend

02/21/2009 - 9:00am
02/22/2009 - 3:00pm

Join us for a celebration of over 75 years of preserving cultural resources with a weekend full of field trips, lectures, activities for kids, demonstrations, an ice cream social and silent auction!

Location: 
ABDSP Visitor Center, unless otherwise indicated

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center
Borrego Springs, California
February 21-22, 2009

Fossil Treasures of Anza-Borrego

04/03/2010 - 7:30pm
04/03/2010 - 9:00pm

Learn about the tremendous variety of life forms that populated this area long before it was a desert!

Location: 
Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center

Lecture with Dr. George Jefferson and Lowell Lindsay

Indian Hill Rock Art Shelter

02/07/2010 - 9:30am
02/07/2010 - 4:00pm

This Trip is Now Full.

Location: 
Meet at the interpretive panel at the entrance to Morteros Wash on Hwy S-2

This trip is now full. Please call 760-767-4063 if you would like to be on the wait list.

Clark Lake Petroglyph Field Trip

02/07/2010 - 8:30am
02/07/2010 - 1:00pm

Join Chuck Bennett on this 3-mile moderately difficult hike to a petroglyph site.

Location: 
Meet at Pegleg Monument (S22 and Henderson Canyon Road)

Due to flooding, this trip will be rescheduled in March or April. Please check back for new date.

Instructor: Chuck Bennett
Suggested Donation: $5