The Badlands in Anza Borrego State Park in Southern California formed about 4 million years ago.
The unique topography is primarily sandstone, mudstone and claystone.
This whole area was once an ancient sea, and fossils abound in this arid part of the desert.
“The Badlands may be the best place in North America to view sediments from the Pliocene and Pleistocene Epochs.”
The maximum summer temperature recorded here was was 122F .
The hottest I have experienced was 119F.
In the spring, fall and winter though, the Badlands are temperate and comfortable, good for hiking and exploring.
Cheers to you from The Borrego Badlands~
Factual Source: https://www.desertusa.com/anza_borrego/borrego-badlands.html#:~:text=In%20the%20Anza%20Borrego%20Desert,remote%20springs%20and%20mysterious%20concretions.
Wonderful captures Cindy π
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Grazie mille Val & cheers my friend α
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Magnificent captures of this unique and special place , Cindy!
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Thank you Amy & cheers to you my friend αα
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Thank you – these photos really capture the space
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You are most welcome. Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed them & cheers to you α
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I learned several new things here today. Lovely photos, as always. I love your appreciation and perspectives on the beautiful flora and fauna throughout the world.
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Awwww…..So appreciated! You make me happy I posted. Cheers to you α
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….and cheers to you, too.
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Beautiful. And I thought I was old.
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Laughing….None of us can compare in age to dirt!
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Great photos of the area, Cindy. I’ve never been a desert person but my last husband and his kids loved that area. I think they took dune buggies and motorcycles and rode in the area. At least that’s the best my memory comes up with. I know they talked about it a lot.
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There are sections out of the park where people do that and enjoy it.
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I was never a fan of the loud dust disturbing activity.
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I just see, hear, breathe, and feel it, in this so fragile, so ancient, mostly undiscovered ecosystem. Love to you Marlene α
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Amazing photos. I haven’t ever seen any of these. Did you look for fossils?
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No. It is a state park, so you are supposed to leave fossils en-situ. I gone fossil hunting in the past though and enjoyed it α
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Even Badlands have their very own stark beauty. Thanks for the pictures, Cindy! π
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Thank you more for your appreciation & cheers to you α
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Cindy, thank you for these stunning photographs!
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Reblogged this on charles french words reading and writing and commented:
Please enjoy these stunning photographs from Cindy Knoke!
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I am so grateful for thoughtful friends like you Charles. Thank you for your kindness and cheers to you! α
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From what I hear on NPR, 115F days are getting pretty common in Phoenix, AZ. A bit toasty for me. – Oscar
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Yep. It is amazing how it saps the energy right out of you. α
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They look BAD, but interesting, and finding a fossil would be cool, at least if it were in the fall or winter:)
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Spring is nice too, but by May it is getting HOT! α
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Fascinating! I imagine being in that environment in person is pretty breathtaking!
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It is not for everyone, but it has a subtle, savage sort of beauty, appreciated by those who like deserts. α
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I can understand that.
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The contrast of bright blue sky and the rugged brown cliffs is awesome. Loved these sprawling landscapes captured by you.
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So appreciated. Thank you very much Monica α
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There are no any signs of life there.
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There is life but it hides from us. There are a big variety of snakes and reptiles, hardy birds like roadrunners, and mammals like coyotes and pumas. α
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I believe so, but it is not visible for human eyes. And probably it is right, it is safer for them.
With no people the Nature is revive fast and have real beauty. Recently, I’ve read some articles and watched documentary about Chernobyl zone. After people left it because of catastrophe of 1986, the wild life in 30 years just had it renaissance. Nowadays, so many kind of birds and animals live there with no human intrusion. And the most surprising thing, they do not suffer of radiation like people do.
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Yes, even with covid, wild animals are taking back their spaces from people who can no longer dominate them. It is good to see.
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Incredible landscape!
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Yes, thank you. Deserts have such austere and savage beauty α
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