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Environment
fromTravel + Leisure
3 weeks ago

This 'Quiet Park' Is One of the Best Destinations for a Mental Reset in the U.S.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park's expansive quiet reveals subtle bodily and natural sounds and earned a Quiet Conservation Area designation.
History
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Hundreds of ancient rock circles in California park defy explanation

Thousands of small, manmade rock circles of Native American origin dot Anza-Borrego Desert State Park; their exact age and purpose remain unknown.
fromTravel + Leisure
3 months ago

This 'Quiet Park' in California Is One of the Country's Best Destinations for a Mental Reset

At the top, I lay down on my back, in what felt like complete silence. A few minutes later, I began to notice the sounds emanating from my own body. A cup of coffee sloshing around my stomach. The whoosh of blood circulating around my skull. After 15 minutes, what sounded like a helicopter flew over my shoulder. It turned out to be a hummingbird, which began hovering three feet from my face, the sound of its wings almost comically loud.
Mindfulness
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