Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego County includes more than 600,000 acres of territory, including this hillside near the Tamarisk Grove Campground. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
Borrego Palm Canyon, the most popular trail in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, remains open, but it was swamped by flash-flooding in August. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
In Borrego Palm Canyon, hiker Lynn Reed spots a well-concealed bighorn sheep in nearby brush. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
Concrete bases show where a washed-out footbridge once stood in Borrego Palm Canyon. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
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A pair of hikers set out on Borrego Palm Canyon trail. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
A bighorn sheep looks down from a rocky cliff along Borrego Palm Canyon. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
An ocotillo sprouts on a hillside near the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park’s Tamarisk Grove campground. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
Caught atop a boulder, a bighorn sheep faces off with a photographer. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
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Halfway up a a canyon wall in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, a bighorn sheep pauses. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
Sunset and ocotillo branches along Anza-Borrego Desert State Park’s Cactus Loop Trail. (Christopher Reynolds / LAT)
