In this post: Borrego Springs, bicycling, Peg Leg Smith Monument
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| Questions: "When is a pile of rocks not a pile of rocks?" |
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| Answer: "When it's the Peg Leg Smith Monument." |
In the many decades Janet and I have been coming to Borrego Springs, it's always been about 4-wheeling, hiking, backpacking and camping, so this motel and road-bike trip is showing us a new side of the area. We've known about the Peg Leg Smith Monument for years, but since it's right next to a paved road, we never stopped to check it out as we high tailed it to put some distance between us and pavement as soon as we got here. So today we bicycled 10 miles (one way) to finally see the fabled "monument" with our own eyes. Luckily, it turned out to be a great bike ride, because the monument was just a small pile of rocks. Guess we should have expected that the sight of the annual "Desert Lier's Contest" would be over rated.
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| Henderson Canyon Road |
The monument turned out to be the only disappointment of the day. The rest of the 22-mile ride was full of sensational desert scenery, spring flowers, a fruit stand selling delicious locally grown fruits, Ricardo Breceda sculptures and more.
We were back at Stanlunds for lunch and spent the rest of the day at the pool.
We were back at Stanlunds for lunch and spent the rest of the day at the pool.
Polar Fitness Stats
Ages: 53, 56
Activity: Bicycling
Time: 2 hrs 55 min
Distance: 22.4 miles
Elevation: 600' - 800'
Calories: 994, 673
Average Heart Rate: 123, 83
Max Heart Rate: 154
Comments: This ride serves up a nice sampling of desert offerings. We found ourselves stopping frequently to take in the sights and road side attractions (e.g. grand views, spring flowers, sculptures, fruit stand, Peg Leg Smith Monument, etc.). All-in-all, a very nice way to spend a spring morning in the desert.
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