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Blythe Intaglios




The Blythe Geoglyphs are giant pictures scratched out of the gravel in the Colorado Desert; just north of Blythe, California. For some reason, I expected them to be bigger.







Old Adobe Mission

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church






Scottsdale Historical Museum

Scottsdale Historical Museum



Visit the Scottsdale Historical Museum in the historic Little Red School House to for a glimpse into Scottsdale's history and heritage.




Time travel for only $1

Jim Ruddy's General Store Museum




Ruddy's General Store Meseum offers an impressive collection of items from 1930s general stores. It is well worth the $1 admission fee.






Desert View



The Desert Tower was built by Vert Vaughn in 1922 and 1923.





















Plank Road



These are remains of a plank road that was built in 1915 to run through the Algodones Dunes as part of a highway connecting Yuma and San Diego. The road was only one lane wide and provided a rough ride. Work crews fought the elements for 10 years to keep the road open before the road was replaced with a concrete road built on top of a sand embankment.

My visit was short (and my photos fuzzy) because the setting sun was taking away my light.






Hell Hole

Yuma Territorial Prison