We have moved to Chiriaco Summit, California, just outside Joshua Tree National Park with stops in Tucson, Gila Bend, and Yuma, AZ (actually Winterhaven, CA a suburb of Yuma). While in Yuma we visited Los Algodones, Mexico, the northernmost point in Mexico - it is actually north of much of Yuma, AZ.
This blog is mostly about Los Algodones - we will cover Joshua Tree National Park in our next blog (we went there yesterday).
Our Route
Our site at Snyder Hill BLM camp near Tucson, AZ
View of our site from atop the hill - our RV is in the center
View from the hill showing the residential area of Tucson - the city is on the other side of the small mountains (click to enlarge)
A pair of barrel cactus in bloom
Our site in Winterhaven, CA near Yuma
The Ocean To Ocean Highway Bridge in Yuma - built in 1915 it was the first truss bridge to cross the southern Colorado river and was an important link of the Coast To Coast Highway, designated Route PP-OO, in the 1920s and 1930s. The Ocean to Ocean Highway, aka Pikes Peak Ocean To Ocean Highway, ran from Los Angeles to New York City. The bridge was also used by the California State Police in the 1930s during the Great Depression and the Oklahoma dust bowl period to deny refugees from Oklahoma entry into California. If you look closely you can see "Ocean To Ocean Highway" lettering on the bridge.
Sign as you walk into Mexico at Los Algodones (we parked on the US side and walked over)
Los Algodones is noted for its inexpensive dental and eye care and low-cost prescription medicines - a lot of Americans and Canadians come here regularly for these services
Everything is very colorful
A typical street
Can you find Donna?
Lots of clothes and crafts for sale
Open Air Restaurant
We took a break at this sidewalk cafe - the live music was very good
The line waiting to cross back into the US - no line to get into Mexico - about an hour wait to get through the border check going back to the US
The wall from the Mexican side
Port of entry from the US side near where we parked
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