"Places I go on dirt roads or hiking" by DesertDarlene

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Calcite Mine Area

Calcite Canyon

As you drive west on S-22 from the Salton Sea, you pass through an area known as the badlands. There are several washes and canyons in these areas.

This is a picture of the Calcite Canyon area. There is a jeep road that goes down into a wash and comes back up on the other side. There is a mine in this area where the road ends.

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Cactus Loop Trail looking South

Cactus Loop Trail

This is a small loop trail that heads out across from the Tamarisk Grove Campground. There is said to be a sheep lambing area not too far from this area.

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Plum Canyon Road

Plum Canyon

This is an area on CA-78 that has a road that ends at the trailhead to the California Riding and Hiking trail. The Visitor's Center at the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park sometimes gives hike lectures from here. You can take your two-wheel drive here a good part of the year.

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First Palm Grove

Palm Canyon Trail

This is a popular trail that most people hike until they get to the first grove where there is a waterfall. The trail continues on and there is a second grove that was partially destroyed by fire further up.

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Looking toward Coyote Canyon

Alcholic Pass

This is a trail that you have to drive on a dirt road to get to. You can either access it from Rockhouse Canyon, which is a very rough dirt road. Or, you can access from Coyote Canyon, which has a lot of sand at time

There is a history to the name of this pass. I don't want to go into details about it here. If you visit the park, ask someone at the visitor's center, or visit the Natural History Association. I will say that this is a very old Indian trail.

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Borrego Farmland

This is a picture from Alcholic Pass looking down on Coyote Canyon and the Borrego Farmland.

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Lower Coyote Canyon

Coyote Canyon

All trips to the Anza-Borrego Desert wouldn't be complete w/o a picture of Coyote Canyon.

This picture was taken between second and third crossing before heading the hills to even more remote areas.

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Entrance to Split Mountain

Split Mountain

This is a fascinating area that is also listed on my Anza-Borrego State Park Page. This area was formed by earthquake and floods. The geology is unique and no other place is like it.