Hikes

Milling Around Mine Wash

Start: 01/15/2012 - 10:00am

End: 01/15/2012 - 2:00pm

Join Certified Naturalist Hank Barber for a fascinating and unforgettable look at how the ingenious desert Indians used plants for food, clothing, shelter and medicine.

Location:

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Instructor: Hank Barber
Fee: $35 / $25 for ABF members

Hike of the Month: Harper Cabin

Start: 03/13/2010 - 8:00am

End: 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

Hike of the Month: Mountain Palm Springs

Start: 01/17/2010 - 8:00am

End: 01/17/2010 - 2:00pm

Ranger Steve Bier will lead this hike among the fan palms in Mountain Palm Springs.

Location:

Mountain Palm Springs Primitive Camp

Instructor: Steve Bier
Fee: $10

Mountain Palm Springs Hike

Start: 12/13/2009 - 8:00am

End: 12/13/2009 - 2:00pm

Join Ranger Steve Bier as we visit several palm groves on our second Hike of the Month.

Location:

Meet at Mountain Palm Springs primitive campground

Instructor: Ranger Steve Bier
Fee: $10 (ABF members and non-members)

Salton Sea: The Neglected Treasure

Start: 12/12/2009 - 8:00am

End: 12/12/2009 - 4:00pm

The Salton Sea is a treasure of abundant wildlife and mysterious geology. See thousands of white geese, a hill made entirely of volcanic glass, miniature mud volcanoes, and more!

Location:

ABDSP Visitor Center Flagpole

Level 1 hike
Instructor: Paul Johnson

Marshal South, Ghost Mountain, and Environs

Start: 11/22/2009 - 9:00am

End: 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

Desert Animal Extravaganza

Start: 05/24/2009 - 6:00pm

End: 05/25/2009 - 12:00pm

Bring your love of the desert and sense of adventure and join Park Volunteer Naturalists Joe and Donna Hopkins for a Memorial Day weekend of searching for and observing desert animals.

Location:

meeting locations vary

Instructors: Joe and Donna Hopkins

Anza-Borrego's Roof - Hike to Combs Peak

Start: 05/03/2009 - 8:00am

End: 05/03/2009 - 4:00pm

Stand on top of the highest point in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park at Combs Peak. See outstanding 360 views and a wonderful reward for tenacious hikers.

Location:

Meet at ABDSP Visitor Center parking lot

Leaders: Ted Caragozian and Paul Larson
ABFI members $20; Non-members $25

Follow the Flowers to Higher Elevations

Start: 04/16/2009 - 8:00am

End: 04/16/2009 - 4:30pm

Join four experienced naturalists for an unforgettable day of hiking among the flowers on the Pacific Crest Trail between Ranchita and Warner Springs.

Location:

Ranchita to Warner Springs

Leaders: Paul Larson, Ted Caragozian, Hank Barber, Mary Ekelund

Fee: Member $20; Non-Member $25

Sentenac Work Project

Start: 05/02/2009 - 8:00am

End: 05/02/2009 - 3:00pm

Help in the removal of non-native and invasive plant species around the Park.

Location:

Sentenac Cienega

Instructors: Craig Reddell and Mike Tabanao
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