Borrego Springs - Part Two

Karl and Cheryl gave us their sons' old Duplo legos on the first day of our trip. Both of the kids are playing really well with them, and Edison has really become an expert on building rockets with lots of booster rockets on the back for maximum speed.

 

On Monday we traveled about an hour east to the Salton Sea recreation area.That route took us through the "badlands" and Ocotillo Wells off-road area. The canyons and washes were really cool and definitely made us envious of those who got to explore them in their Jeeps.

My mom loves to kayak here and it is a bird haven in the winter. (Note Edison is really excited about being allowed to have a Gatorade for lunch.)

 What can I say about the Salton Sea? It is fed by three rivers, all the agricultural run-off in an 8000 square mile area, and has no outlet. Essentially, it is a giant puddle with one kind of fish surviving in it - tilapia - and many of those litter the shore, whose beach is made of fish bones.

 But it was a nice picnic stop, had an informative visitor center, was home to many birds, and even a playground.

 

 This is the lowest Eben has ever been - surpassing his diving record of -225' made in Tahiti.