I’ve dedicated the better half of the column this month to the hiking in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, stemming from a camping trip I took over the first weekend in February. Late winter is the best ...

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Pops of purple have sprung in a Southern California desert after recent rain helped pave the way for a stunning super bloom.

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SAN DIEGO — Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is seeing its best bloom in years and it's drawing plenty of visitors to the area. “We do not see this every year. This is really special and we're super ...

SAN DIEGO — It was still dark when I rose from my sleeping bag at 5 a.m. to prepare for a morning climb up Whale Peak in Anza ...

The wildflower blooms are right on time for the desert, says Jaime Purinton, Communications Manager with the Anza-Borrego Foundation. "We’ve had a higher-than-average wet season, and so we’re ...

SAN DIEGO >> Few places are as vast and ever-changing as the desert, where the landscape shifts with the seasons and life impressively thrives in a hostile environment. One of the best ways to enjoy ...

Record rainfall in famously arid California park has caused a wildflower eruption nearing levels of a superbloom ...

BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. — Officials at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are urging people not to visit as hot temperatures continue to soar towards 120 degrees. "Hiking in temperatures exceeding 100 ...

If you're hoping to marvel at a super bloom in 2026, it's all dependent on the right conditions in arid regions. Here's what you need to know.