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\"\"<\/a>Borrego Springs has been full of adventure for us and we plan more excursions into the desert and mountains. \u00a0Bob used to off-road race in the are and made the trek over the mountains when he lived in SoCal.<\/p>\n

Our trip here continues to be amazing. \u00a0Last night was the Lunar\u00a0Eclipse\u00a0and it arrive late on the 20th and the full eclipse\u00a0occurred\u00a0in the early morning \u00a0of the solstice. \u00a0This is the first time both have\u00a0occurred\u00a0together since 1638.<\/p>\n

What is particularly interesting to us is that this area is rich with Native American culture and ritual. \u00a0What we were not able to capture was the sounds of the desert during this event. \u00a0In the distance, packs of\u00a0Coyote\u00a0yipped and howled in unison. \u00a0These sounds were punctuated by Native American flutes rolling across the valley from the mountains that surround us. \u00a0At one point we heard\u00a0Indian\u00a0chanting that was transferred to us by the unique doppler effect that occurs in the desert. \u00a0Perhaps miles away, we could hear voices clearly as we heard the flutes with the same distinction.<\/p>\n

Another part of this location that is interesting is that Borrego Springs is one of only two certified International Dark Sky Communitees in the world (IDA \u00a0http:\/\/www.darksky.org<\/a>) \u00a0The reality that all lights here are shielded from the sky provided us a wonderful experience despite the weather.<\/p>\n

We consider ourselves lucky because it has been cloudy and raining for two days as the LA basin is flooding. \u00a0Just before the beginning of the eclipse, the sky opened to give us a very dark sky view of the event. \u00a0Below we captured a part on video before the clouds returned. \u00a0Not bad for a little HD camcorder.<\/p>\n

This is a timelapse video that took the better part of 45 minutes to play out.<\/p>\n

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