At roughly mile marker 28, there’s a turnout off Hwy 79 that leads to a vista point giving a fairly nice view of the desert east of Julian. That’s pretty much it. It probably looks a lot more interesting at sunrise, but at 10:30 a.m. it just looked like death. I imagined I was in North Africa amongst the Brits defending against Rommel and his Afrika Korps. I could almost see the approaching tanks off in the distance through the heat haze… That kept me entertained for about 36 seconds before I hopped back into my car. If you happen to pass by, stop by for a free look but I wouldn’t plan a vacation around it. Also, there were a couple cars here with people just sitting in them smoking. A little creepy if you ask me, like a meth deal was about to go down.
