Celia was back from helping her mother in Wilmington, NC. She had been transferred to a rehabilitation facility for a few weeks. We decided to head toward one of our favorite small towns, Borrego Springs, California. This small town is home to the famous Galleta Meadows "Sky Art Sculptures." We detail these in another blog … Continue reading Home to Bighorn Sheep, Borrego Springs, CA
You may be surprised to learn that the most popular place to visit in Yuma, Arizona is a prison. While we were in Yuma, we decided to check it out. The Yuma Territorial Prison is sort of a paradox in that it had a terrible reputation if you were sentenced to stay there. The locals, … Continue reading Prison Visit? Yuma, Arizona
If you are eating a green salad this winter, it almost assuredly came from Yuma, Arizona. This time of year over 90% of the green leafy vegetables in the U.S. come from this area. The Colorado River that runs through town feeds a series of canals, dams, and pipes providing the water needed for extensive … Continue reading Salad Days? Yuma, Arizona
While in Yuma, Arizona we realized that “dental tourism” is much, much bigger than we thought. According to the Yuma visitor guide, there are over 600 dentists concentrated just a few blocks in the town of Los Alogodones! That's correct, hundreds of dentists are within walking distance of the Mexican-United States border. Each day, thousands … Continue reading Tourism for Your Teeth?
So we are folding clothes in the campground laundromat after returning from the East Coast and we strike up a conversation with another couple there. We got to talking about things to do in the area and they asked, “Have you been to the Basha Museum?” We have been in the Phoenix area many times … Continue reading Unexpected Finds and Good Times in the Desert
Piddlin' Around 