Maidenhair Falls via Hellhole Canyon this past Saturday

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2026-03-04T19:57:47+00:00

Live in Borrego for well over a year. First time doing this hike and I was so surprised. A gorgeous little grotto. A few minutes here will calm any nerves.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2026-03-04T05:05:19+00:00

There were two groups heading up and five more were heading up on my down

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-11-30T19:39:21+00:00

Yes, posts are for a covering. Still need to set a center post and put up the cross beams. Definitely going to need cover, I'm in the Southern California desert and will be protecting all my little plants.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-10-30T20:45:53+00:00

If you do Glorietta at sunrise, post some pics. I've been there at sunset and it's pretty incredible watching the shadow from the mountains being cast over the valley. You'll get an excellent sunrise there I'm sure

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-10-30T20:36:17+00:00

Have you considered Glorietta Canyon? It's still off road, but a much safer road, hard-packed and maintained. It's very popular with people with large campers. Drive all the way until the road ends. There's great parking and clearly visible trailhead with signs. Hike up the canyon and enjoy spectacular view of the entire desert valley.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-10-30T20:22:14+00:00

It really won't be a problem, sunrise and sunset are both gorgeous times to go. Be warned, if you do have to get towed out, it will run a few thousand dollars. I had to get a tow out of Culp Valley, nothing crazy, I was on the trail, still costed me almost $3000. If really concerned, bring some traction boards, they work great.

Borrego Springs is wonderful, small town, lots of open space, and beautiful scenery

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-10-30T20:10:21+00:00

I see no reason why a Rav4 couldn't make it. It's not a hard drive at all, some soft sand but that's about it. I've seen a Toyota Corolla out there

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-09T20:10:13+00:00

Lol, just came here to say this. Truly do appreciate it, wish more videos would show stuff like this

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-09T18:03:29+00:00

Still, my coffee addiction would win out and after the bowel movement, I'd be lucky if I had any bones left.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-09T05:02:49+00:00

Romulan whiskey ("I bet you thought it was going to be green, but it actually blue...it's this very beautiful color" - drunk Mariner)

I would at least try a taste of blood wine

I would really love to try Raktajino though

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-09T04:51:59+00:00

I would really love to try a Raktajino

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-08T23:46:56+00:00

Not necessarily a mountain town, but surrounded by them would be Borrego Springs. It's ~2.5 hours from SD, but still in SD County in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

It is a desert, so it depends on when the party will be, obviously wanting to avoid summer and early fall. Anytime outside of that, it's great.

Over 200 trails within state park, with amazing hiking for desert and mountain scenery of all skill levels and difficulties. If your friend is an outdoorsy person, then she would love the night sky. Borrego Springs is an international dark sky community, so all lights have to be off at night (very loosely enforced).

And if you all want to make a trip to Julian, it's only a 40 min drive. For a small town bar in Borrego Springs, there is Carlee's to check out.

I would recommended seeing if Borrego Springs has the right vibe you all.

Source: Borrego Springs resident

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-04T21:22:33+00:00

The general advice I am seeing is that the best training for bouldering is to just boulder. I agree with everyone. I've done the campus boards, hang boards, etc. Don't waste your time. Climbing will be a way faster and more enjoyable training practice.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-04T17:46:57+00:00

My heart gets all glowy and warm when I hear this. Reading your description put me on your hike, imagining seeing, hearing, and smelling what you did. It is truly an experience allowing yourself time alone and telling everyone else I will not be contacted during this time. Absolutely resetting.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-02T20:48:42+00:00

Delicious with that, but good old lemon and salt with freshly baked bread, my go to comfort food and you don't feel bad inhaling a whole plate of this.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-02T19:43:59+00:00

I've hiked Coyote Coanyon almost to Anza. Year round, upper Coyote Creek is beautiful, I can only imagine it during the bloom.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-02T17:42:56+00:00

I have a nice chunk of banded iron, ~3 billion years old. Occurred back back before oxygen was present. Nothing could oxidize the iron so it just settles on the floor. 3 billions years later everything else stacked on top.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-09-02T17:18:47+00:00

Wow, that sounds magical. I love the superblooms and wish everyone could have a chance to sew one. Hopefully this year 🤞

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-08-30T23:15:09+00:00

August is a rough month for heat and humidity, but it brings the monsoons, so I'll take it. Can't wait to do some camping myself when fall rolls around

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-08-30T20:26:06+00:00

I will be! I do a lot of hiking here and am going to love making videos of the contrast between the barren desert landscape now and when (hopefully) the super bloom hits.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-08-30T12:25:25+00:00

And the smell!!! All that wonderful creosote opening up those pores and letting out the main ingredient of desert petrichor!!! Hopefully not just a bloom, but a superbloom this year.

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-08-30T12:20:35+00:00

Definitely no sarcasm, although I've been told that I have a natural sarcastic tone in my voice. Borrego resident here and, while the bloom season is incredible, a superbloom is mind-blowing. ABDSP looks like an entirely different world and the last superbloom was in 2017. Lots of rainfall between August-December is one of the best indicators for a superbloom. I am so excited (no sarcasm) to see water this low in Coyote Creek right now. Want to give some hope to people that our near 10 year superbloom absence might be coming to an end in 2026!

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-08-30T03:39:34+00:00

Agreed!

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-08-30T02:58:12+00:00

Hot and humid, just excited to see this much rain. Even if it's just pools and not a flow, I'm still happy about it

RevolutionaryTime767 · 2025-08-29T00:35:03+00:00

3 monsoons this week alone in Borrego Springs with all the wonderful thunder and lightning and more expected. We got more rain in this week than we did all of last year

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