Yuma - People to See and Places to Go

The next stop is to visit Jerry and Mary Ann Barth in Yuma, AZ.  Bill and Jerry both retired from the Post Office so when Jerry spotted this old-time letter drop box, he wanted to show it to Bill.  Who is older - the guys or the drop box? 

We went to the local Farmers Market.  They had lots of craft items, produce and other miscellaneous items.  It was a nice day so it was fun to look around.

 

The historic Hotel San Carlos (listed on the national register of historic places) was nearby and we enjoyed a little tour.  The hotel is currently used as a low income apartment complex.  It is in good repair and it's great they have made good use of this beautiful building.

These mail boxes are still used for the current residents and the chess board was laid out ready to be used. 

Jerry and Mary Ann took us on a drive just to look around the outskirts of Yuma.  We saw lots of crop farms and date orchards.  We especially enjoyed these lettuce crops.  Had no idea that this was how they grew mixed lettuce.  Aren't the colors great?

Seeing a burro is not unusual in Arizona.

We visited the Yuma Crossing Park (part of the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park) and the Ocean to Ocean Bridge -areas rich in history.  A little about Yuma Crossing - The Yuma Quartermaster Depot was used by the U.S. Army to store and distribute supplies for all the military posts in Arizona, and some in Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas.  Five of the original depot buildings remain on the park grounds.  Four of these buildings contain exhibits about both the military history of the site and the history of the Bureau of Reclamation’s construction of major irrigation works in the Yuma area during the early 1900s.    There is some information on the plague about the Ocean to Ocean Bridge but it had problems shortly after its construction.  The structure required falsework across the river for support during construction. Sudden, violent flooding was common on the river at the time and washed out the falsework twice. The contractor finally erected the truss on the south side of the river and floated it into position on barges.

A special thank you to Jerry and Mary Ann for another fun visit.  We enjoy their friendship and the time they share with us when we travel through Yuma.