Yuma
Travel Blogs from Yuma, United States
Jordan
9.4.2010 A nice young man named Jordan (12 years of age) came over to Des while he was loading our bikes and started to ask him some questions. He has a 250cc Honda himself and was very interested in the Beemers. He reminded me a lot of our own grandson ...
Slob-a-dob days!!!
... . They have been full time RVing for 15 years. Wow!! We will do some shopping and touring about with them. Quite like this Yuma area. Less busy compared to Phoenix. Easy to get around. Wouldn't be too hard to spend the winter here. The temperatures are ...
More Bluegrass-Yahoo
This was a one day festival on the Saturday. We dry camped for two nights. Met some nice folks from California and two couples from BC. They are doing to bluegrass circuit too so we shall hook up with them at the next one later in February. Nice grassy ...
Arizona Desert OR How Green Is The Valley?
... You don't have to ask twice" . . I postponed my plans and we headed to the Arizona desert North of Yuma, Arizona. .. We drove from Yuma, North on Hwy 95 and then acrose the desert, close enough to Castle Dome ...
Quilt retreat #2
... around in and since I know my way to the flea market I'll take Gord there on our way back to the RV park. Quite like Yuma, less busy than Phoenix. The weather has been pretty cold these past few nights. Froze a couple of nights and only in the mid 50's ...
Meet George . . My Butterfly Buddy
Had a butterfly follow us around . . .or so it seemed . . . they were everywhere. I named this one George. Hope you enjoy the desert photos. Jackie Whedbee ...
Cactus Flowers
... . . .and while it is like packing around a small child . . it looks like it may be worth it in the long run. . . I came to Yuma to take photos of Cactus Flowers . . .and I have found them . . in the subdivision Gus lives in . . . there are many ...
Back in the good old USA
... the night. The next morning, after a bit of shopping at WalMart we checked in at the Pilot Knob RV park about 8 miles west of Yuma. We only spent about 4 days there, one of which was spent at a RV service place in Yuma, to have some brake work ...
Change of plans
... since they got a new governor. Paul and I went with our gut feeling and decided to go the main land route. We are staying in Yuma and will be heading out tomorrow with confidence that we won't be having any problems. I don't have a lot of time to write ...
The desert blooming in Yellow and Red
Forget walking down the yellow brick road . . to day we went on a Jeep Run through a Yellow Desert. The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge was yellow as could be with blooming Desert Marigolds lining both sides of every wash and along the mountain ...
Yuma Repair Work
Well we spent 2 nights in Yuma (trailer park capital of the universe) in order to wait for a satellite part and stock up before the crossing at Mexicali into Mexico. See some pics of the park and area. It is a pretty flat and desolate place with a ...
Lunch in Mexico
... , dehydration, smog, travel, Mexican overload but I was getting a headache and starting to feel nauseus. Time to head back to the States. Got questioned a bit at the border, maybe I looked like I had taken some drugs? Was feeling like I had. They looked ...
Catching up
Spent most of the day downloading pictures from camera to computer to back up hard drive . . . so only had a very short time to get out and shoot a few . . .but the pictures I did get are worth sharing . . ...
I spoke to soon about it not getting worse
... D's. We ate the healthiest slop on the menu and Paul broke the news to me. His radiator fan wasn't working. So we headed back to Yuma to get it looked at. Go figure, nobody has tires or parts for either of our bikes. So once again fate gives us another ...
Lake Havasu to Yuma
... from Arkansas - none of them could really play the game but they did provide some reasonable company for 5 hours! Ended up in Yuma, AZ (which is the last place south before Mexico) after a couple of hours (100 miles) driving on the flattest, ...
Morgans Wash
Today's desert run was more like what you would expect from a Jeep Commercial. While most of the trip was smooth sailing, albeit dusty, there was about 1/2 Mile that took over 2 hours . . . ...
Cactus Flowers & Painted Lady Butterflies
... And so goes the desert .... Due to over 3 inches of rain a the end of November, here in Yuma, I am getting some of the most beautiful desert FLOWER pictures in the world . . . even if I am going to strike out on ...
Flowers Flowers Everywhere
We went out in the desert in search of blooming cactus. And while there were not many cactus in bloom, there were flowers everywhere! And a couple quail that really did not want their pictures taken. Beaver Tail ...
Woodcutters Pass - Yuma - Desert Run
I had to go back to Mexico to get my dental work finished so I had the opportunity to go on another desert run. They let the presure out of the tires down to 10-15 pounds so the tires can grip the rocks better. ...
Around Yuma
Amazing how busy life seems around here. The days just fly by and we are really enjoying the winter. Back home today it was -35 and + 26 here. Where would you rather be? We are amazed with the amount of lettuce, brocolli, cauliflower etc grown here. The ...
Playing the tourist in Yuma
Spent some time playing tourist in Yuma looking at the historic sites St Thomas Church was built in 1922 Jackie ...
Smell the Broccoli
Drove around the outskirts of Yuma today and the Imperial Valley. This whole area is irrigated by the waters from the Colorado River. It's amazing what crops are grown here. You can actually smell the broccoli growing!! Lettuce, romaine and head; ...
Not all deserts are created equal
... , stretched our legs and delighted in honey-covered dates. YUM. The chocolate covered dates were also noteworthy. Our expectations of Yuma centered around the Wild, Wild West/High Noon types. We were expecting the sheriff to welcome us and the musical ...
Return to Yuma
... for additional dentist work so we had time to kill between apointments. So we flew to Southern California and then drove to Yuma for another visit with Gus and several trips accross the border for the dentist visits. ...
Gord Returns to Canada
While Gwen had a nice time away from Gord, he was in Calgary supporting the Yukon's Junior Girls at the 2011 National Jurnior Curling Championships. The girls and Coach Lindsay had a remarkable week. Our record was 6 wins and 6 losses and we should have ...
The Hangover
... The sun seemed a little brighter today, but thanks to Ibuprofen and water, we were able to make the 3 1/2 hour trip from Tucson to Yuma. I slept for most of it, to be honest, but there was some really amazing scenery along the way. For reasons ...
RUN FOR THE BORDER !!
Turns out there IS a fence between the US and Mexico .. . but only enough to keep cars out . . .we drove 100 miles today and saw the boarder fence in several areas. The fence to keep vehicles ...
Time for a Taco Run
Taco Run!!! What is it?!!! Well, on Friday we found out. At 4 p.m. we all lined up in our cars out by the front gate. We were waiting for Monica, leader of a bunch of hungry people. And off we went. Now, we were told this place where the Taco Run ends is ...
Off to Imperial Dam on the California Side
... in Yuma. We got turned around and headed toward Winterhaven and got on the right road. Imperial Dam camping is about 18 miles from Yuma. It was pretty windy up there. Last year Dale and I spent about 4 days with Dick and Doris and the wind was ...
Mon - day,, Mon -day!
Monday is almost over. Two more days here in the sun and then we move out for Quartzsite. Today was very nice except for the chill in the wind. Still could go swimming and take in the hot tub! Here is what we see out our back window. A true Arizona ...

