This is looking east, in the direction of Salton Sea. Borrego Springs is just off to the left in this view.
Too far to bike from Solana for a one-day out-and-back ride - plus a hike in the park. Even
the drive was quite a haul, especially with all the switchbacks to get over the
pass.
Looking
west, in the direction of San Diego, where all the rain was. It was really nice
to get away from it, and a bit of a surprise that Borrego Springs was in the
sun all day.
Just
ordinary palm trees - the
weird thing is how this grouping is in the middle of nowhere, far away from any
other trees, just because there is a ground water source that creates an
oasis.
I
wondered where all that sand stone came from. There
was an information display that said that millions of years ago, this part of
California was at the bottom of an ocean where sand was deposited by rivers
flowing into it. Later, the land was uplifted, and now the shore is getting eroded away by runoff from
precipitation and by the tides.
There were many people at the beach - temperature about 26C. The water only
about 15C - still, there were a few swimmers.Photos belong to Jaro Franta
