Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Anza Borrego - and SNOW - February 2012

Wade spent a week in Blair Valley and I joined him for a long weekend. In addition to Keeva, my mom's dog Lilly went with us, as we are currently dog sitting her. It was Lilly's first camping trip and she seemed to enjoy the trip. It as kind of a kick back weekend, very relaxing. The first few days I was there were warm and very pleasant. On Monday it started clouding up and sprinkling and by evening it was REALLY raining. It rained all night and on Tuesday morning we were surprised to see a LOT of snow on the mountains surrounding the valley. I drove home on Tuesday and was enthralled by the snow covered vistas. The snow was down to at least the 2500 foot level. I had never seen snow at Dudley's bakery! On this trip I saw Red Tail Hawks, Meadowlark, Shrike, Roadrunner, Phainopepla, Thrashers, House Finch, and Ravens. See photos below.

Lilly's first camping trip


Evening at our Campsite



Approaching Scissor's Crossing