48.01: Arizona: Yuma/Fortuna: Telegraph Trail provides some stunning views and offers a good test.
Peering through 'the looking glass' toward the mountains and farms (see below)...perhaps, the Ocotillo is more correct. A moment when the sun, clouds, and colors lined up for us just before leaving the summit. Gavin, Natalie and I passed through Yuma during winter in late 1990 as we relocated from Texas to California. It was freezing while I left the kids briefly for a run in this new world. It was early days for us in the United States and as far as beginnings go, it wasn't successful. In fact, it was rough which was exacerbated by making a bad business decision. Jenni and baby Robert followed, but in an aircraft. Jen and I have passed through Yuma many times since, many occasions during summer and realized the town had few redeeming features for us. It was a means of getting to other places. Later, when our perspective changed, we looked at things with a different mindset. The fact that the Colorado River passes through certainly helps. This t...