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

Don't forget to set clocks forward Saturday night to accommodate the time change!

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

Clark Lake Petroglyphs

12/05/2010 - 8:30am
12/05/2010 - 1:00pm

Hike across the desert floor, into and out of the wash bottoms, to the Clark Lake Petroglyph site in Rockhouse Canyon.

Location: 
Meet at Pegleg Monument (junction of S22 and Henderson Canyon Rd.)

Instructors: Chuck and Mary Bennett

$35 / $25 for ABF members

Faults and Figures

01/29/2011 - 8:00am
01/29/2011 - 5:00pm

Join Paul Johnson on this all-day 4WD tour to visit the dramatic San Andreas Fault in the Mecca Hills, and then drive I-10 east to Corn Springs to view outstanding petroglyphs.

Location: 
Meet at ABDSP Visitor Center flagpole

Leader: Paul Johnson
$45 / $35 for ABF members

East of Algodones 4WD Tour

12/11/2010 - 8:00am
12/11/2010 - 4:30pm

Join Paul Johnson on this 4WD vehicle tour of the Colorado Desert east of the old Algodones Sand Dunes (more recently known as the Imperial Sand Dunes).

Location: 
Meet at ABDSP Visitor Center flagpole

Leader: Paul Johnson
$45 / $35 for ABF members

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