Chad enjoying the snowy scenery. We were all surprised to see snow.

Anza Borrego is a state park in the desert located east of San Diego and we had to travel through the mountains to get there. It was beautiful scenery.

More snow.

And still more snow. We could not stop taking pictures out the window because none of us expected to see snow on our way to go camping.

We stopped for gas and thought this was a cute sign. Not only do the ducks like to play in this weather, but it was snowing and people were out fishing at this lake.

There were lots of people out sledding right along the roadside.

We came around a bend and almost ran into this turkey in the middle of the road! He ran off, but not before Chad caught his picture. That's the last turkey he should expect to see for a while (a little bowling humor)

Ten minutes after we saw the turkey, we turned another bend and suddenly the snow was gone. There is a faint rainbow in this picture, the first of many we saw in that area.

A clearer shot of a different rainbow.

And suddenly we were in the desert with blue skies. We were all blown away with how quickly the landscape changed. This gorgeous spot was only a 45 minute drive from where we saw everyone sledding!

More amazing scenery and another rainbow.

Chad got good at taking landscape shots out the window of the car.

Finally at camp and setting up Greg and Erin's pop-up trailer.

The donkey enjoying the view from our camp site.

Chad and Greg's abstract art installation. I believe it represents the plight of computer nerds in Africa.

Greg and Erin bundled up and enjoying the camp fire.

In the morning there were lots of birds and other wildlife near our camp.

Here is a quail hunting for any scraps of food we might have dropped.

Chad coming out of his shell at the park's nature center.

We chose to go to Anza Borego because our Sunset Magazine said in March lots of wild flowers would be in bloom. The rain didn't cooperate so they weren't blooming yet, but it was still beautiful.

Here's one blooming!

Chad along the nature walk. *

This plant is called a Teddy Bear Cholla. What a misleading, cuddly name for a spiky cactus!

Greg modeling his sleeping mask.

Erin, Greg, and Kate by the camp fire.

All of us enjoying the fire, and Greg taking a swig off the lighter fluid. Yum!

The wild Anza Borego Tazmanian Devil, typically only spotted at night. *