FRIDAY MARKET AND A HIKE TO FOLLOW

Every Friday there is a market at the Circle in Borrego Springs.  Lots of fresh vegetables and goods like most markets.
  It’s about a 10 minute walk from our site to the market.  On the way we pass the Mall and the library. 
I’m back at the library now using their wireless internet to post these blogs.  We do have excellent Verizon service and our air card works very fast, but this is free and we can save our megabites by riding 5 minutes on the bike. 
After walking back from the market, we headed up over the mountain behind us to round out the morning exercise. 
Up on top, we found an ocotillo cactus in full bloom.  The rock cairn marks the high point of the trail.  At this point we are probably 1000 feet above the valley floor.  This view gives you an idea of how the area around Borrego Springs is developed.  There are small tracks of land surrounded by lots of open space.  Tonight we are walking into town for a presentation at the local performing arts center.  It’s a slide show and lecture on the history of an early rail line developed from San Diego, easterly along the Mexican border.