Those who visit Anza Borrego come for many reasons, most often the spring wildflowers which turn the fields around Borrego Springs into pastel colors that create the most enchanting contrast to the sparse countryside. I like to come for what’s most often found offroad. Though many of the washes are navigable by high clearance vehicles doing so comes at a risk of getting bogged down in the soft sand. Trasvelers beware.

One of those places is called the Hills of the Moon. The wash is a part of the maze of badlands washes immediately below Font’s Point, a few hundred  yards below but only accessible by coming in from the southern side of the Park near Anza Borrego Mountain.

The wind often blows hard here but nevertheless the feeling is one of being in a distant place surrounded by elemental forces. It is a beautiful place to wake up to in the morning light. A storm has passed through leaving amazing clouds, rainbows and plentiful places to explore.

Another of the places that are a must place to see are the Mud Caves ir more accurately the Mud Hills, which are almost totally barren of vegetation. It appears that at some point in the far distant past the the hills have been carved out with narrow washes cut deep into the hillsides and they collapsed in places, blocking their channels.

Water then has cut these unique tunnels through to create caves that are as long as a quarter mile and require headlamps to navigate through. In other of the narrow slot canyons shower sections have caved in to create small arches and mini-caves that are an adventure to explore.

I will be back again.