Resident Borrego Springs, California. Nearest traffic light: 20 miles. People ask, "What is there to do in an isolated, tiny town in the middle of a vast desert surrounded by 1000 square miles of Anza Borrego Desert State Park wilderness?" When I reply that my wall calendar is FULL they are astonished and ask for examples. My reply: "Certified volunteer naturalist for California State Parks. Member of the Anza-Borrego Tracking Team. Level 3 Cybertracker Track and Sign. Trustee, Anza Borrego Foundation. Regional eBird reviewer for the low desert San Diego County. Outings leader for the Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Past president of the Anza Borrego Desert Botany Society. Steering Committee member of the Anza Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center Volunteers. Former Moderator for San Diego Field Ornithologists birding listserv. Former fire lookout Palomar Mountain Highpoint Tower." Interests include Wildlife Tracking, Birding, Botany, Major League Baseball. My wife Ann Dunham and I love the Anza Borrego Desert... our only home in here in Borrego Springs.
We travel to more temperate climes during the summer months when daily temps routinely run 105-115F.