GEOLOGY OF ANZA-BORREGO: The Edge of Creation...

GEOLOGY OF ANZA-BORREGO: The Edge of Creation by Paul Remeika and Lowell Lindsay (Sunbelt Publications, PO Box 191126, San Diego, CA 92159: $12.95; 208 pp., illustrated, paperback original). The largest desert state park in the United States, Anza-Borrego straddles San Diego, Imperial and Riverside counties. The authors have compiled a neat handbook on the physical environment of the park. The introductory chapters may strike readers who haven’t studied Earth science as a bit technical, but the mile-by-mile guides to eight hikes through the region are easy to follow. The unusually heavy rains should produce a spectacular display of wild flowers in Anza-Borrego this spring, and visitors who consult “Edge of Creation” can augment their pleasure in the blossoms with an understanding of the underlying terrain.