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Algodones, Mexico - I have to believe that I have never seen so many drug stores and optometrists in 1 square mile as I've seen here. But be warned, the shops close early (around 4:00 p.m.) and the border crossing closes at 10:00 p.m. Located about 10 miles west of Yuma, take I-8 West to the Andrade/Algodones exit (Highway 186) and follow the signs south. Leave a Comment
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 FLOWERS by matcrazy1
Those ones on my picture grew in front of Yuma Visitor Information Center. When I was taking a picture of that red flowers one (local?) women asked me whether I know the name of the flowers and she told me that they were called... I don't remember. Do you know? E-mal me, please.
From mehunt:
"In case you're still wondering, I believe the flowers are bougainvilleas"
Thank you.
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 SOUTHERN PACIFIC BRIDGE by matcrazy1
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 ON HISTORICAL WALKWAY by matcrazy1
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 FORT YUMA SEEN FROM YUMA
TERRITORIAL PRISON by matcrazy1
It's well seen from Yuma Territorial Prison Historic Park, just across the Colorado River = California-Arizona interstate border.
Across the Colorado River is "Indian Hill", the site of La Purisma Concepcion Mission. Built in 1780 by Spanish explorers, it was destroyed in 1781 when native Quechans revolted, killing all Europeans males. Nothing is left of that structure. Today you see the St. Thomas Mission, built in 1922, which serves the Quechan Indian Nation.
Behind the mission is Fort Yuma. It was established in 1852 to protect settlers, border survey crews, and gold miners (49'ers) on their way to "boom or bust" in California gold fields.
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 FIRST CACTUS IN ARIZONA by matcrazy1
The first one I could see was located just inside the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. Haha, I could see... millions of them later in Arizona.
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 OLD GUNS IN MUSEUM OF
TERRITORIAL PRISON by matcrazy1
Hmm, can we use them nowadays? For hunting or what? They look quite different than contemporary guns. Am I wrong? Leave a Comment
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 OCOTILLO by matcrazy1
Quick facts on Ocotillo:
Range
Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of southeast California to west Texas and south into Mexico.
Habitat
Open, stony, well-drained desert slopes below 5,000 feet.
Flowers
Red flowers are 1/2 to 1 inch (12-24 mm) in length, with five short lobes curled back into 10-inch clusters. They appear at the ends of branches March through June or later, depending on rainfall.
Ocotillo are leafless most of the year, except immediately after rain; the leaves then quickly wither after the soil dries out. These narrow, oval leaves are about 2 inches long, appearing in bunches above spines.
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 YUMA TERRITORIAL PRISON
HISTORIC STATE PARK by matcrazy1
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 COLARADO RIVER by matcrazy1
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