February 1, 2006
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Caving and Canyoneering in Anza Borego
Went to Anza Borrego Desert State Park, which is east of San Diego, last weekend. Camped at Agua Caliente which is a very nice developed campground with showers, flush toilets, and an indoor spa. On Saturday we explored the mud caves. We did Plunge Pool cave, Footprint cave, Big Mud cave, Carey’s Mud cave, and Hidden cave. It was a lot of fun crawling through the caves and contortioning your body to get through. There was one tiny hole that we nicknamed the “birth canal” because you had to twist and struggle to get through. By the end of the day we were pretty dirty from all the dust.
It was so nice to shower and hit the hot tub afterwards. For dinner we had a potluck…there was lasagna, chicken salad, cous cous, chili, noodles, ambrosia, and apple pie. On Sunday we went checked out the slot canyons in Coyote Mountain. It was a 7-8 mile hike with 2 rappels. We got to see sand dollars and a wall of oyster shells since the canyon used to be at the bottom of an ocean.
We ended up getting done a little later than planned so the last part we were hiking out with our headlamps on. The desert is very beautiful at night when you can see all the stars that are obscured by light pollution in the city. Thanks to Luca, one of my canyoneering classmates, for organizing a great weekend.
Last week some friends and I went to Don Antonio’s in Santa Monica for their $1 tacos on Wednesday nights. It was very crowded and took a while to get a table but such a great deal. Their mango and melon margaritas are yummy too. Afterwards we went to the Liquid Kitty, a martini lounge across the street, but it was kind of dead since it was still a little too early on a weekday night. Decided to check out the Arsenal down the street for some drinks and hung out there for a bit before heading home.
Last night we had a belated Chinese New Year celebration dinner at NBC Seafood in Monterey Park. It was fun to see some people I hadn’t seen in a while. Afterwards we went to a dessert place in Alhambra. I’ve been sick the last couple of days. I hope I get better in time for Mammoth this weekend.
Comments (13)
hehe. i did caving once. its an interesting experience. the bruises i got afterwards though. haha. guess i should have known better to not push so hard against uhm. rock. rock wins every time. =P
boy it looks pretty dusty out there. You have a lot of interesting destinations
i haven’t been to NBC in ages!!!! HAPPY NEW YEARS
girl, it’s awesome how you are always trying new things, places, eats, etc.
lol…so how did it compare to moaning cavern?
that looks so cool! feel better.
damn. you do such interesting things every weekend. me? sometimes i watch the discovery channel when i’m feeling adventurous.
considering those pics, the nickname birth canal seems very appropriate
i have seen the world! thanks to you! =P hehe
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WOW that looked crazy!
Hope you feel better! I’m going to mammoth this weekend too!
I love reading about your adventures. How do you find so many people to go with on these activities?
Which dessert place did you go to?
Happy Chinese New Year! That birth canal looks crazy!
just looking through your posts sharing your adventures makes me want to move to cali. the midwest has nothing compared to your parts … although i still love chicago.