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January 8, 2012 / Community
So, what do Abingdon, VA., Lula, GA., and Borrego Springs have in common? They are all among the 60 nominations for Budget Travel’s “Coolest Small Towns in America” competition. The competition gets started with Budget Travel reaching out to its readership to nominate towns and then the magazine’s editorial team whittles the selection down to the most promising contenders. Those finali...
May 19, 2011 / Community
We are all pretty used to seeing the “wild animals” when driving down Borrego Springs Road, but if you happened to be driving in the area on March 16th you might have caught a glimpse of something a little different---a phenomena happening just above them, literally! Legendary Extreme Freestyler Robbie Maddison was in Borrego to experience our town in a slightly different way than most of u...
February 11, 2011 / Community
The Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association is reporting that, while the desert flowering season is not yet in full swing, there are already some “small pleasures” to enjoy. While, for many of us, the official names of the plants cited in ABDNHA's report are not yet associated with an image, for those of you who are more experienced horticulturalists, the Association’s report will su...
September 6, 2010 / Community
Question: What do you call a silly old man who knows how to save money while helping the environment, but doesn’t do it? Answer: A fossil fool. Here we sit in Borrego Springs, one of the best places in the world to take advantage of solar energy, and I still have not done what I need to do to “get off the grid” and “onto the panel.” I have made the decision to convert to solar energy at...
July 1, 2010 / Community
Only two hours from San Diego, Borrego Springs is a destination easily reached for a short weekend trip. County Highways S-3 and S-22 meet in downtown Borrego Springs. Beautiful weather, adventure, amazing scenery and a stress-free environment await you. You will want to spend at least one night in Borrego Valley to experience the evening desert color and the spectacular star and planet gazing in ...
June 27, 2010 / Community
If you want to know something about Borrego Springs (past and present) then you need to know Liz and Abby.” That was the advice I got from a couple of vivacious hikers who were sitting next to me at breakfast on morning---and they were right! Liz and Abby are Liz Carr and Abby Carr King, the Carr sisters. The Carr family moved to Borrego around 1970 after Jack Carr retired from the Navy. Jack...
June 27, 2010 / Community
What do you call a group of pigs? Until recently, I’m not sure I could have answered this question, but, as a result of running into several groups of pigs in the last couple of months, I found the need to educate myself. Wait! Have I lost you already? Let me clear things up. I am talking about all those little pigs you can find sitting on the countertops of businesses all over town. These wh...
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