March 1st! 2012

Riding to the desert to find the Pothole Cemetary.  This is in front of the Imperial Date Garden store.

This cactus fruit is ready to pick for jelly!

Riding in a Date Palm Orchard

Abandoned Farm house.  Wonder what this looked like 50 years ago....

This Bougainvillea probably hasn't been watered for years, but it's still sort of alive.

After riding in the dirt along the canal, and through a lot of brush, I finally found the Pothole Cemetary.  Going out, it was a lot easier, since I could see the main road from where it's located.

In 1935 there was 151 residents moved from a few hundred feet, on the other side of the canal, to this location.  There has been others added, for around 200 buried here.

Some very plain, and some interesting markers

Early 1800's was the date many of them were born.

It's kept up pretty well.

There are several makers for the Parra family.

One of the more interesting markers

The boot is partially buried in the cement

Fernando was a Cowboy!

The dirt road I'm parked on is the bank of the All American Canal.

The Cemetary overlooks fields of green crops

This water irrigates the Imperial Vally, and some of it is routed to Mexico 

Couple of Old Coots! (Mudhens)

Stumbled on this marker on the way back to the paved road.

Been studying Arizona history.  This area around "The Crossing" has always played a large and interesting part of US History also.

These figures mark the entrance to the field where harvesting is going on.  Early before daylight, the workers find, and drive in through this entrance.

4 or 5 different kinds of lettuce in one field.  It's picked, sorted, sprayed clean, and packed in boxes that are placed right into a refrigerated trailer, and by tonight it will be on the road.

A different kind of lettuce being harvested.

Coles Corner.  It's for sale.  A Bar and Grill that's a real landmark.  Sort of a "Bucket of Blood".   Lots of fights.  And, when the police started staking it out for drunk driving tickets, they lost a lot of business.  It's closed now, but is still usable.  Might re-open if someone buys it.

Interesting attraction near Bard, CA

Mostly a Farm related musuem

We spend a lot of Friday nights in this building!

This "Sing" has been going on for 30 years.

I stopped here to buy some Tangelos or oranges, but they are all out.  So, I know of a place I can get a 6 pound bag for a buck, I'll go there tomorrow.  This is the first year our tree hasn't given us more than we could use.  But, it's in full bloom, should be better next year.

For many years this was the California "Bug" Station. That's Highway US 80, and was the only way out of Yuma to the West.  The agricultural check station is now on I-8, a few miles out of Arizona.

A cell block at the Old Yuma Territorial Prison.