The Border Field State Park sits at the southwest most corner of US across international border fence in the northwest most tip of Mexico. The park is part of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR). The trailhead is at 1500 Monument Road at Imperial Beach, CA.
On the fence hangs a baby doll as if symbolizing every Mexican's struggle to cross the border. Whoever put the baby doll on that inner fence past the real border wall made a big statement. Yes, it's probably more than the issues of immigration and anchor babies.
From the trailhead, our group of almost a dozen walked southward and took an eastward trail to the top of the hill. The hill overlooking Pacific Ocean is called Bunker Hill. Three bunkers that were used to scan the horizon for invading Japanese forces during the Second World War sit atop the hill.
Our meet-up organizer must have secured permission to explore one of the bunkers. We could see a border patrol vehicle from afar. We took turns going down to one of the bunkers. The bunkers, according to San Diego Union Tribune news report, are not open to the public.
Graffiti cover the walls of what is now referred to as the border bunker. We were wary of snakes and scorpions but going down into a bunker is an opportunity I would never want to miss. We did not encounter any hissing rattle snake nor anybody stepped into one.
From the Bunker Hill, we took a dirt trail west ward into the Friendship Park. The Friendship Park is called El Parque de la Amistad by the citizens of the United Mexican States. The goal for Friendship the park is for Americans with Mexican heritage to meet up with relatives on the other side. I took a photo of my group talking to a border patrol agent while Nathan, the leader of our group negotiated for us to get past the first wall.
We gained access into the inner fence with the help of two border patrol agents. We were just being nosy and polite. Even my friend Leda who is originally from Brazil and who had always something to say didn't say much. I imagined family reunions but all I saw were people who seemed to be imprisoned behind the walls.
Pacific Ocean ends the wall.
We gained access into the inner fence with the help of two border patrol agents. We were just being nosy and polite. Even my friend Leda who is originally from Brazil and who had always something to say didn't say much. I imagined family reunions but all I saw were people who seemed to be imprisoned behind the walls. 
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