Borrego Springs is Hot!

 The years go by, and I've never gotten to Borrego Springs to see the wildflowers, so I vowed this year to make it happen.  I got to Borrego Springs at the time which should have been the right time, but sadly, we were about 10 days too late.  I thought that because of all the rain this year we would have a super bloom, but unfortunately what happened was the flowers bloomed early, and then burnt to a crisp when the blazing heat came a few weeks ago.  Never fear.  We always find something to do.

We stayed at the Borrego Springs Resort, just about 5 minutes from Christmas Circle, the center of town.  Although the hotel was less than half full, the woman at the front desk would not let us check in until 3pm.  So, we went to Carlee's for lunch.  It was delicious.  One of the best burgers I've had in a long time, great homemade potato chips, and a greek salad.  Yum.  

Next, we got out our trusty map and went looking for some of the 130 sculptures created by self-taught artist Ricardo Breceda between 2008 and 2012.  Known as Galleta Meadows, Breceda was commissioned by the late philanthropist Dennis Avery, to create the sculptures, and they sit on land donated by Avery.  They are prehistoric creatures, fantasy creatures, farm workers, birds and many other animals.  They are really something to see.

Did you know that Borrego Springs is one of only a few Dark Sky Communities in America?  (I think there are about 30 in the U.S.).  This means that the community is required to reduce the lighting to help people look up and see the universe above.  It was awesome.  We had a map of the stars, but knowing very little, we did not really know what we were looking at.  Often  there are star gazing parties, or astronomers that help people learn what they're looking at.

I was told that sunrise in Borrego Springs would be around 7am, so I got up early to make sure I did not miss it.  The sunrise was a delightful surprise to our trip.  

Next time someone tells you there's nothing to do in Borrego Springs, don't believe them.  So many hikers, walkers, lovers of nature.  I highly recommend it.

To top things off, we stopped in Julian on the way home for a piece of pie.  A perfect ending to a perfect trip.