Looking east down at the 1'st grove and Craig
![Looking east at the 1'st grove and Craig Looking east at the 1'st grove and Craig](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-rz7s486/0/M/dscf9090_2014-12-07-M.jpg)
The north fork is pretty choked with vegetation
![Borrego Palm Canyon North Fork is choked with brush Borrego Palm Canyon North Fork is choked with brush](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-P4djLsB/0/M/dscf9059_2014-12-06-M.jpg)
The canyon is pretty big, here is Craig near some of the many palms in the canyon
![Craig Craig](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-dLV9wt3/0/M/dscf9072_2014-12-07-M.jpg)
Looking down at the 4th grove, this is where we camped and I can't think of too many places in the desert where I have camped where I got to sleep to the sound of palm tree fronds blowing in the wind and running water, it was very nice.
![4th Grove 4th Grove](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-zs9pnK8/0/M/dscf9071_2014-12-07-M.jpg)
There was quite a bit of running water all the way up the canyon
![Borrego Palm Canyon Borrego Palm Canyon](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-d4VKXkf/0/M/dscf9077_2014-12-07-M.jpg)
![Borrego Palm Canyon Borrego Palm Canyon](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-FQwLRpK/0/M/dscf9076_2014-12-07-M.jpg)
![Borrego Palm Canyon Borrego Palm Canyon](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-ML5Gkjv/0/M/dscf9082_2014-12-07-M.jpg)
Plenty of these guys came out at night...right where I was sleeping...(UPDATE: Wolf Spider)
![Sand Spiders at night Sand Spiders at night](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-nhFPsBQ/0/M/dscf9060_2014-12-06-M.jpg)
Some nice green reeds....not sure what the official name is...(UPDATE: Horsetail Reeds)
![Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-4xxMjff/0/M/dscf9088_2014-12-07-M.jpg)
Total Mylar Balloons this trip - 1 (rescued form the water)
![Mylar Balloon pulled from the water Mylar Balloon pulled from the water](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Borrego-Palm-Canyon-12-07-2014/i-V4z2DDw/0/M/dscf9064_2014-12-07-M.jpg)
Very nice photos Daren!
ReplyDeleteThis was one of the first hikes I did as a kid. Even when there are quite a few people on the trail, you can always count on losing most, if not all of them at the first grove.
Thanks Pat, it is a great hike year round and has water...just need to get past the first grove.
ReplyDeleteHave not done the BPC to Sheep Cyn route although I have been to both places and up into Indian Cyn. I believe Schad describes the route and a dry fall in one of his books. I would like to try and do the one way hike from Sheep down into BPC someday, it is on my list.
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