Eastward is an unbroken chain of mountain-peaks, from whose summits may be seen the broad Pacific on one side and the Colorado Desert on the other.
One of the favorite drives is into the Monte.

This is a large park or tract of a thousand acres.

On each side the hills rise, and in front El Cajon shows new beauties with every step of the way.

Great live-oaks with enormous trunks, ancient sycamores, elders, and willows make in some spots a dense shade.

On the edge of the hillsides the Flume may be seen, which furnishes many ranches as well as the city of San Diego with the purest mountain water.