{"id":91,"date":"2009-01-02T20:19:54","date_gmt":"2009-01-03T03:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/?p=91"},"modified":"2009-01-02T20:53:57","modified_gmt":"2009-01-03T03:53:57","slug":"the-salton-sea-anza-borrego-sp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"The Salton Sea &#038; Anza Borrego SP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My brother Ben and I grew up doing everything together.  We went on all kinds of adventures, and we shared so much in common that we could finish each other&#8217;s sentences.  But as we&#8217;ve grown up, those adventures have become far too scarce.  So we determined to spend the weekend before Christmas going on another adventure, and catching up on each other&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p>But the weekend before Christmas was promised to see nights well below freezing just about everywhere within 300 miles, which didn&#8217;t fare well for our plans to tent camp.  So we followed the weather maps, and found the warmest places we could find.\u00c2\u00a0 We ended up at the Salton Sea and Anza Borrego State Park: a fascinating part of the desert we never would have found otherwise.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0300-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0300-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081220-0063-salton-sea.jpg\" alt=\"20081220-0063-salton-sea.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0317-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0317-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0314-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0314-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0429-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0429-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081220-0023-getting-there.jpg\" alt=\"20081220-0023-getting-there.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081221-0176-salton-sea.jpg\" alt=\"20081221-0176-salton-sea.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nothing beats the desert sunrise.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0283-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0283-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081221-0142-salton-sea.jpg\" alt=\"20081221-0142-salton-sea.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081220-0012-edited.jpg\" alt=\"20081220-0012-edited.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0278-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0278-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081221-0121-salton-sea.jpg\" alt=\"20081221-0121-salton-sea.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081221-0094-salton-sea.jpg\" alt=\"20081221-0094-salton-sea.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0281-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0281-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Snow!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0308-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0308-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0280-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0280-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Straight out of the camera&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081221-0224-getting-there.jpg\" alt=\"20081221-0224-getting-there.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More snow&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081220-0010-edited.jpg\" alt=\"20081220-0010-edited.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0272-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0272-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081220-0051-salton-sea.jpg\" alt=\"20081220-0051-salton-sea.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0360-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0360-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081220-0036-salton-sea.jpg\" alt=\"20081220-0036-salton-sea.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0347-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0347-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We watched a strong breeze blow the haze and dust out of the valley below&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0381-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0381-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081221-0243-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081221-0243-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0445-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0445-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0465-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0465-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0393-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0393-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0439-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0439-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2009\/01\/20081222-0274-anza-borrego.jpg\" alt=\"20081222-0274-anza-borrego.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To brother Ben: thanks for carving out the time to go on a roadtrip.\u00c2\u00a0 It was an epic adventure bringing back the memories of the old days.\u00c2\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to see where our next expedition takes us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My brother Ben and I grew up doing everything together. 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