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| no partners | | Back to Anza Borrego Desert State Park on my spring break. I took a friend this time to scout out for some wildlife. We hit Joshua Tree NP, then Anza Borrego DSP, and Lake Cuyamaca State Park. Cuyamaca was a disappointment. My friend is from Southern CA, and he told me that he saw more wildlife in 3 days with me than he has all his life in CA.
We hit Joshua Tree NP for some light hiking and snake hunting. Together we found a sidewinder and a spotted leaf nosed snake, along with a few other critters.
After Joshua Tree NP, we hit Anza Borrego Desert State Park. My friend went on his own, so I scouted for some bighorn sheep and found a young herd with no adult rams. I was able to get some good face shots. One bighorn stood out and appeared to have loved the camera and made a lot of goofy and smiley faces. He/She enlarged his/her nostrils while posing and making various faces. It was hard to select the ones for this site to showcase. I can see why some people love bighorn sheep.
I also found a Sonoran Desert Toad (aka Colorado River Toad) at Anza Borrego, which is a huge deal because they are not supposed to be there, according to caherps.com (californiaherps.com ... html). I would have told the park service, but didn't, because although friendly and meaning well, they're not well educated with their local fauna and seem to only be concerned with bighorn sheep. Even their knowledge of bighorn sheep is not very accurate. I will figure out who I should tell later.
After Anza Borrego, we drove thru Julian and hit Lake Cuyamca State Park. Not much is going on at Lake Cuyamca, but deer and turkeys were plentiful, and I saw my 15th coyote of the year there.
So far, my vacation is going well. I'm still on spring break and will return to Anza Borrego and Joshua Tree later this week to look for more wildlife and stuff. Stay tune... |
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