Northward Foothills view from 5 Points

Northward Foothills view from 5 Points, originally uploaded by 123flickr.

Looking north at 5 Points in El Paso, Texas You can clearly see mountains. In a car, on city streets, you can reach those foothills in 5 minutes, if you know the route. On the way you will see more and more houses built into the side of the mountain partially. So the Route is important because ther is private property at the base of the mountain. On foot you can hike there in about 30 minutes if you are into walking uphill. This is very much in town to the right of this photo are banking, a Walgreens, restaurants, auto supply stores and many other establishments. There is green vegetation growing on the mountains, but most of it is cactus varieties. So, to climb the smaller hills is a bit intimidating, unless you are sure footed. The concept of recovering from a slip is huge if you fall on stickers. On this particular mountain patch there are what looks like large radio antenna, which is exceedingly important in mountainous areas.