3:10 To Yuma

This morning started with motorcycles starting up and getting on the road for what I guess a week end road trip. Actually looks like an interesting way to travel. Least ways down in this area.

Decided to visit the Yuma Territorial Jail. Most of it was rebuilt....guess back then when it closed down, no one thought it was worth saving. However, the 'spirit' of the jail and what must have been a horrible place in the summer was still there. I did notice that quite a few convicts were released early.

Here is a YouTube video made by Arizona State. Very well done and gives a good verbal history of the prison.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pS7BloOA1U&feature=related

We also went to the Quartermaster Depot. The visit there is included in in the Yuma video.

Yuma Quartermaster Depot, was used by the US Army to store and distribute supplies for all the military posts in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas. A six month supply of clothing, food, ammunition, and other goods was kept at the depot at all times. The supplies were brought from California by ocean vessels traveling around the Baja Peninsula to Port Isabel near the mouth of the Colorado River. There, cargos were transferred to river steamers and brought upstream to Yuma.

We were going to go see the camel farm but it was getting late and I was getting tired. Decided to go see it Sunday. Just read where the place is closed on Sunday.

Saihati Camel Farm has one of the largest camel herds in North America. The animals are sold at auction for work in films after they entertain guests at the farm. This farm is also home to Sand Cats, Fennec Fox, Arabian Wild Cats, Ostrich, Emu, Miniature Donkeys, Four-Horned Sheep, and other unusual animals.

Ate at a Chineese Buffet this afternoon. The food was excellant and the cost was $7.00 all you can eat. We didn't eat all we could, but we4 did try a little of everything. We'll probably go back tomorrow. Maybe a video or two about it tomorrow.

Decided to go to a flea market Sunday just a few miles down the road. Then Monday we're planning a trip into Mexico.

That sounds like fun and hopefully will have a lot of video and stories to go with it Monday night.

70 degrees and it does feel good. Oh, wore my shorts today. Didn't care if I looked like a tourist.