My Day in Mexico
I drove on a Mexican road.
The air was smoggy. Things far away were hard to see.
I saw that Mexican people use yellow construction equipment, too!
Here is a backhoe!
I decided to drive to a nice waterfall. What would it be like? ?
I drove past downtown Monterrey. Do you see the skyscrapers?
I drove through a tunnel. Do you see it?
I saw some yellow street signs.
I saw a pick-up truck with POLICIA written on it. It was a police truck!
I drove past a big, fancy department store,
and I drove past some apartment buildings on a hill.
I saw an electrical power substation,
and also some high voltage towers.
I drove past some houses where poor people lived.
There was even a McDonald’s restaurant there.
This famous mountain in Monterrey is called Cerro de la Silla, or Saddle Mountain. Say SAIR-oh duh-la SEE-ya
I saw many Chevrolet cars, with Nuevo Leon license plates,
and I saw a big red Ford truck.
I passed buses,
and Mexican restaurants,
and some herons (big birds).
Then I drove up a hill, up a narrow road,
The yellow sign said there was a winding road ahead.
Some people were talking on the side of the road.
I went higher and higher. Now I was up in the hills.
The road was steep. It went up and up.
Finally I came to the park. I came to a stop sign. It said Alto.
I stopped next to a nice palm tree.
At the park, some people went on a fun ride.
This sign is in Spanish. It means, “Welcome to Horsetail Falls.”
This little boy was riding a small horse, and leading another horse!
And this old man was riding a burro (a donkey) and leading a little pony!
I crossed a creek.
I walked along a nice path.
People who didn’t want to walk could pay to ride in this. What is it?
It is a horse and carriage!
I walked up many steps.
Finally, I came to the waterfall!
The waterfall fell into a nice blue-green pool.
From the pool, water spilled down this pretty cascade.
I looked some more at the trees and hills, and then went down.
I passed a roller on the way down.
And I passed a rooster, who was crowing!
The End