"History, desert, heat and Indians!" Top 5 Page for this destination Yuma by matcrazy1
Yuma Travel Guide: 213 reviews and 421 photos
I found Yuma quite interesting destination altough I visited it only because it was on my itinery and I slept there.
To be honest, Yuma was less interesting than most other places I visited before and later in the USA. Anyway, don't skip Yuma whenever you drive in the area.
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Yuma:
- is a winter-visitor capitol of North America with nearly 85,000 winter-visitors making Yuma their annual winter residence,
- grew by almost 36% between 1990 and 2000,
- is located in the desert, close to Algodones Dunes (in California),
- is located almost at the inter-state border with California and international border with Mexico,
- is located by Colorado River (border with California),
- is located close to Indian Reservations,
- is an agriculture, tourism and military (Marine Corps Air Station and Yuma Proving Ground) center.
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I slept in Yuma Inn Motel which was my first motel accommodation in the USA.
- Pros:Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, warm weather in winter
- Cons:Too hot May-October
- In a nutshell:Winter-visitor capitol of North America!
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Watch what you eat
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It's a hot area so watch what you eat. I had an ice chest (a cooler) with ice cubes and some food in my car. Be sure... more travel advice
Taking pictures is difficult there!
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It is not so easy to take a good picture in sunny day (are they others?) in Yuma. First of all there are BIG contrasts... more travel advice
Yuma? Where is it?
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Enlarge my map to see where Arizona is. Yuma is located in southwest corner of Arizona (marked by 1 in green square on... more travel advice
My itinerary
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Yuma is located on Interstate 8, making its accessibility from California or points East expedient and convenient. I... more travel advice
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YOur pictures and comments on the prison was very interesting
I must have passed Yuma, driving from Florence to San Diego but did not stop. Too bad I have not visited this prison. Thank you for sharing your cell! The name of Yuma reminds me the excellent Johnny Cash' song "Johnny Yuma"
Great page Matt. I'll be in Arizona in May, but the southeast part, far from Yuma.
good page Matt Yes very good info for future travelers to Yuma
We have never visited Yuma. Your photos and descriptions make the prison sound like an interesting place to visit.
Hello! Look man Im looking for a house right now and for what I've seen in ur website this place doesnt really look that interesting but what do you think is this City worth living in? email me dopey061786@yahoo.com
AMAZING pages here ~ filled with lots & lots of very helpful information and great pictures. Ursula sandwiches reads YUMMY !! :-) Thanks for sharing, Matt !
In case you're still wondering, I believe the flowers are bougainvilleas.
Matt, they had you in their clutches and in a cell, but let you go? Didn't they realize you were the ruffian known as matcrazy1?
Very interesting and beautiful page ! very good photos !
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