One of the very cool cool features of Anza Borrego Desert Park in Borrego Springs, CA is the sculpture of Ricardo Breceda. The town of Borrego Springs contains about 20 of his sculptures scattered through town. Breceda’s creations include several elephants, horses, a scorpion and grasshopper squaring off, and even a serpent. As you drive the backroads through Borrego Springs, you will discover more and more sculptures. I really liked the scorpion and grasshopper as well as the serpent which looks like something out of a Chinese New Year’s celebration. I also stopped at his studio show lot in Aguanga, located just off Highway 79. A stagecoach and several dinosaurs were featured here as well. The sculptures are made out of heavy gauge sheet metal and have a rusted finish to them. They are a fantastic addition to the desert. I especially had fun taking photos of Breceda’s sculptures at night. They make for some really cool foregrounds at night. You can drive up off the road and get right up to the sculptures so there is no issue with access. I used a flashlight with a warming gel to light the sculptures at night.
