March 9, 2008 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California's largest state park, located in northeastern San Diego County, California Bedst som vi troede at livet ikke kunne blive mere morsomt... Hylesjovt. Ha! April, som tilsyneladende synes, at vi ikke har spænding nok i vores daglige tilværelse, syntes det ville være underholdende at hænge en seddel i vinduet på campingvognen, hvor der stod "Hjælp, jeg bliver holdt gidsel." Meget morsomt, ikke sandt? Specielt en halv time senere, da vi var blevet holdt ind til vejsiden af fire (!) politibiler med sirener og festlige blå og røde lamper. Meget morsomt. Ha-ha. Jeg overvejede at stille politifolkene op foran alle politibilerne og tage et billede til jer, men siden jeg ikke lige ville gi' dem det indtryk, at jeg ikke tog situationen særdeles alvorligt, bliver I desværre nødt til bare at tænke jer til det. So, a funny thing happened today on our way out into the desert... Very funny. April, who is apparently of the opinion that we do not have enough excitement in our daily lives, thought it would be tremendously entertaining to hang a note up in the camper window saying "Help, I am being held hostage." Very funny, don't you think? Especially a half hour later when we were pulled over alongside the highway by four (!) police cars with sirens and red and blue lights. Very funny. Ha-ha. I considered having all the police officers pose in front of all the police cruisers so I could take a picture for you, but since I didn't want to give the impression that I wasn't taking the situation seriously, you'll just have to use your imaginations.   Heldigvis varede det ikke alt for længe, før vi var på vej igen, så vi kunne komme til Anza-Borrego Desert State Park og se ørkenen blomstre. Hvor der sædvanligvis er sand og grus og udtørret buskads, danner de vilde blomster på regnfulde forår pludselig et væld af fest og farver. Fortunately it wasn't too long before we were back on the road, so we could get to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to see the desert bloom. Where you usually see sand and gravel and dry chaparral the wildflowers suddenly explode into color and life after rainy winters.

Sandverbena ~ Sand Verbena         Ørkenmælkebøtte ~ Desert dandelion

Ørkenprimula... min yndlings! ~ Desert primrose... my favorite!         Ørkenmorgenfrue ~ Desert marigold         Ørkenlupin ~ Desert Lupine

Brun-øjet aftenprimula ~ Brown-eyed Evening Primrose       Ørkensolsikke ~ Desert Sunflower

Day Camping/Boondocking Information Day camping is excellent nearly everywhere in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. If you want bathroom facilities there is a nice little community park, Christmas Circle Community Park, in the middle of Borrego Springs just a few blocks from the Nature Center. The park is at the center of Christmas Circle with untimed parallel parking marked out all around the circle. There is structured camping in the park, but there is also boondocking opportunities all over the desert outside the park. Facilities: Hiking and nature trails Nature center Dogs must be leashed. Christmas Circle Community Park More Deserts Here More Wildflowers Here More California Travel Information Here YESTERDAY TOMORROW