 Anza-Borrego
CA desert
Mar/00
A nice motorcicle one day trip to the bigest desert
park in California.
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 We
left home at 6:30AM. The sun already rises and was about 45F. We
start the trip with our leather jackets and jeans AND a warm over-paints.
We went east on I-10, then south on CA243. I nice mountain ride.
After 1 hour riding we have to stop to put on our electrical vest
because the temperature was around 30F, and a lot of snow was on
the side of the road. Now I thanks for my heated grips and electrical
vest. The high point was about 6200feet and was pretty cool there.
After that we start going down and the temperature going up. |
 Saimos
de casa as 6:30 da manha, com jaqueta de couro, calca jeans e uma
calca que vai em cima da jeans, para maior protecao do frio. Estava
em torno de 8C, mas agradavel. O sol tinha acabado de sair e estava
esquentando o dia. Porem quando chegamos nas monhanhas, apos 1 hora
de viagem, tivemos que parar para colocar os coletes eletricos,
pois a temperatura baixou para -2C, com neve na beira da estrada.
Estavamos a 2.100metros de altura, e muito frio especialmente em
cima da moto. Nessas horas que dou valor aa manopla aquecida... |
 At
9:00AM we are at Warner Springs. A small city, next to the lake
Henshaw, on CA-79. I put gas (expensive), and we had a break fast.
Nice guys from an ambulance were there I took this picture from
they car. |
 On
the back of the gas station you can see a beautiful golf club. At
that time, 9:00AM, already a lot of people were there, playing golf. |
 
As 9:00 horas paramos em Warm Springs. Tomamos cafe
da manha, e comecamos a ir tirando as roupas quentes. O dia ia ser
bem quente dali para frente. Uma cidade perdida no mapa, com um
belo campo de golfe, e que ja tinha um monte de gente nessa hora
da minha. |
 
The road was almost empty. We crossed with only few cars. |
 
Entramos no parte de Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Dois corvos ficarm nos acompanhando quase a viagem toda dentro do
parque (mais de uma hora), e ate tirei uma foto deles (o ponto preto
no ceu, a direita). Sera que eles estavam esperando a gente morrer??? |
 Now
we are in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The only company was
2 birds flying with us during more than 1 hour. I try to get both
on the picture above. Can you see?? It was interesting. Are they
waiting for us to die??? Anza-Borrego is 1000 square miles of desert
in the biggest State Park in the contiguous United States. An extension
of Mexico's Sonora Desert, it was named after Juan Bautista de Anza,
who first pioneered a route through these inhospitable surroundings
in 1774. Borrego is the Spanish word for sheep, and the rare desert
bighorn sheep can still be seen in some of the more remote areas
of the park. The landscape is stark, but during the spring Anza-Borrego
burst into bloom as colorful wildflowers carpet the desert floor.
Special wildflower maps can be picked up at the Visitor Center at
Borrego Palm Canyon, 3 miles west of Borrego Springs. |
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 The
highest point in the desert. Here we took our vest off (it was not
on the electrical anymore), and ride only with the leather jacket
and the over-paints. The temperature was going up to 75F. |
 Aqui
no ponto mais alto to deserto a temperatura ja estava em 25C. quando
desermos, ira para mais de 30C... em pleno inverno. Aproveitamos
a parada para tirar o resto de roupas quentes, e ai era so a jaqueta
de couro e luvas. |
 
Vistas
dos canyons que tem no parque. He muito impressionate. |
 Some
nice views of the canyons on Anza-Borrego. It was pretty nice. |
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 This
is the Salton Sea. One of the most surreal places in California
is the tow of Salton City. On the shores of the Salton Sea. Planned
as the next Palm Springs, it never attracted the number expected,
so its' carefully laid-out streets lead nowhere and there are more
vacant lots than houses, giving the town a strange, deserted look.
The 35-mile-long Salton Sea, one of the biggest salt-water lakes
in the world, appeared by accident in 1905. Canals directing waters
from the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley breached their banks
during an exceptionally severe winter. Billions of gallons of water
flooded into this once dry desert, and were trapped 235 feed (72m)
below sea level, with no natural outlet. The sea has become increasingly
saline over the years, and is now more salty than the Pacific Ocean
- but it still manages to support fish and other wildlife. It is
an important winter recreation area for sports such as fishing,
boating and water-skiing. |
 A
cidade de Salton City era para ser uma nova Palm Springs, porem
não deu certo... As ruas estao vazias, sem casas, so os lotes
demarcados. He uma visao bem interessante. O lago ao lado da cidade
foi formado em 1905, quando uma barragem de agua arrebentou e formou
esse lago. Era antes um deserto a 72metros abaixo do nivel do mar,
e agora agua não tem para onde sair. Milhares de litros de
agua vazaram para esse imenso lago (55 quilometros de estencao,
pois uns 15 de largura.). Com o passar do tempo, a agua aqui ficou
salgada, e agora he mais salgada que o oceano pacifico, mas ainda
existe vida dentro dela (peixes e plantas). Muito usado no inverno
(por que no verao não da, he muito quente), para esportes
aquaticos. |
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Stop to go to the bathroom. at $.25cents to open the bathroom door. |
| Aqui voce paga .25 centavos para entrar no banheiro...
Ate que estava limpo. |
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 Now
we are arriving in Indio. Early this century, sophisticated irrigation
systems transformed this arid desert into a major agricultural center
producing grapefruit, cotton, alfalfa, vegetables and dates. Indio
is surrounded by palm trees and is the self-proclaimed "Date Capital
of the World". All the way along Highway 111, orderly rows of date
palms alternate with roadside stands, often with elaborate Moorish
facades, selling date products. The big event of the year in Indio
is the National Date Festival, held in mid-February every year. |
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 Now
we are entering the rich part of the desert. Millions dollars houses,
expensive stores and restaurants of Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and
Palm Springs. In Palm Desert you can see 1200-acre wildlife and
Botanical Park features rare plants and animals from deserts around
the world. In Rancho Mirage you will see the Betty Ford Clinic.
The country's most well known drug treatment clinic. But don't'
thing you will see any artist around here. They have a heavy security
and you cannot go close to the clinic. |
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 As
ricas ruas de Palm Desert, Palm Springs e Rancho Mirage mostran
a opulencia da California. No meio do deserto, voce entra em uma
loja e pode comprar vestido de 10.000 dolares, pianos brancos, de
cauda, por apenas $50.000 dolares, e ate uma casa de alguns milhoes
de dolares... No meio do nada. Muitos artistas vivem aqui, e inclusive
tem uma clinica de recuperacao de viciados em drogas (Betty Ford
Clinic) onde os artistas de hollywood vem para se tratar. |
| O final do dia foi em Hot Springs, nas picinas
de agua quente natural que existem la. Foi otimo depois de uma dia
inteiro na moto (mais de 300 milhas (480 quilometros), em 8 horas
de viagem). |
Informacoes:
Ray and
Carol's MotelSalton City
Salton
City Spa and RV Park
Vacation Inn Palm
Desert
Palm Desert Lodge
& Resort
Billys Philly Chesse
Steaks Restaurant
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