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<\/a> This was our second time out. The first time, the bartender at The Old Highway Cafe, in Ocotillo City, served Shellyeah a glass of tap water instead of bottled water, subsequently ruining the whole trip. Plus, at the very same cafe, I discovered I’d left the battery to the camera at home. “I thought the camera felt light.” What do we know.<\/p>\nBefore arriving at Anza Borrego this time, healthy with two camera batteries and a charger, we checked out Mount Palomar Observatory<\/a>. It was a bummer because we couldn’t get inside like we could at Mount Wilson, you know, and touch the Hale 200-incher<\/a>. Yes, Mount Wilson spoiled us. Instead, we had to look at the massive telescope through glass like it was a coral reef at an aquarium. Lame. The tours weren’t running the weekend we were there. We plan good.<\/p>\n We rolled in to Anza Borrego in the afternoon and checked into the Borrego Springs Motel<\/a>. The motel manager, Kenny, walked into our room, sat down, and had a chat with us\u2026in our room. Try getting Motel 6 to do that. Later that evening, a handful of birds sang outside our window for about an hour. I recorded most of it:<\/p>\n