What's the easiest job in the world? The local TV weatherman in Yuma, AZ. "Chip, what's the weather looking like?" "Sunny, dry and hot...back to you Bob"
i got stranded in yuma in 73. jumped a train, a car carrier, and got a free ride to colton, ca. i lived nearby in riverside at the time. my skin turned grey from the dust on the tracks.
Was born and raised in Yuma and spent over 50 years there before I left. Anyway, just wanted to let you know about that iron grate in the Dark Cell at the Territorial Prison. It’s filled in now it looks like, but that used to be a deep pit the bad prisoners would go in, and the bars would be closed over that deep hole. If a rattlesnake happened to slither in that was an extra problem because it was pitch black down in the hole, and you can use your imagination from there. So, that’s why it’s called the dark cell. Enjoyed your video!
Lived here since the third grade. Growing up I couldn't wait to leave. Married, moved north to minnesota. Prayed every day to come home. Came back as soon as greyhound could get me here. Married a Marine that also loved it here. I'm never leaving again. Your video was great but only showed a fraction of the reasons I love it. The heat keeps the sissies out and gives us a break.
I have seen in Phoenix Arizona. During winter season, snow fall in near by area. Sedona is too cold in winter season. Some part may be hot during summer but temperature doesn't go high
I am now 80 years old. When I was 16 my family and I went from Oklahoma to California to visit kin folks. In Oklahoma there had been four or five people die of heat. We stopped in Yuma for gas. A thermometer at the gas station read 123 degrees. My mother told the attendant, how do you live in this heat? He looking at an Oklahoma tag said, well mam no one had died from it here this year. I love the dry heat and live in Texas where we have a lot of it.
We lived in Yuma 1992-2008, coming from Malibu, California. We consider Yuma our home in the USA as we live in Asia almost 50%. At Yuma we were very involved in the community and made more lasting friendships than anywhere in California. Yuma is a DIAMOND, it doesn't have "airs" about it! Love the heat, nearness to Mexico, & the Pacific Ocean! An island surrounded by desert!
I would love to visit Arizona, someone who I know out there have been singing it's praises non,-stop. I am sure that the Native American Indians r fantastic people. Love You guys! I am South African Indian.
The day our family pulled into Yuma for a 2 year stay at the Naval Air Station, it was 116 degrees! Talk about a change in lifestyle for us Midwesterners! For one thing, it was too hot for the kids to play outside during the afternoon, so they got to stay up later and played outside until about 10 pm in summer. On Christmas Day they were outside wearing shorts and enjoying their new riding toys. After 2 years of fun in the sun, we moved back to the Midwest and had to get used to snow and ice again.
Yuma doesn't have a Naval Air Station, but El Centro California does. They have NAF. Yuma has MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) and YPG (Yuma Proving Grounds, which is an Army base).
My Great Great Grandfather, old Willie Jenkins, spent 3 1/2 years in the Yuma Jail. He was found guilty of stealing 3 horses, but that was the least of what he did. He literally got away with murder! Anyway, after serving his time, he left Yuma (and all of Arizona) to go to Kentucky where he worked the rest of his years on a horse farm. He always loved horses, but he never stole one ever again. Yes - he shared a small cell with 5 other men and was assigned to the top bunk. All the flatulence of the other men would accumulate at the top of the cell making his experience that much worse.
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Good vid. I live in Phoenix. In summer, all of southern AZ is "hell on earth'". Triple-digit daytime temps are the norm. But at other times of the year, the state is just dandy.
I lived in phx when I was 14 I went to Yuma with them she was 18 he was 19 when we were going back I got picked up put in hot cell side of road I was taking over border jail runaway it was scary being alone.
On a recent drive West to East I stopped for a night in Yuma. It didn't take me long to discover there was much that appealed to me and I ended up staying 4 days. Many great restaurants. I made a note of the Brewery where you had dinner; fried avocado is definitely something I want to check out!! The prison was fascinating; as well as the Sanguinetti (Yuma founder) House museum. I was there in May when much of the downtown activity was "inactive." I've made a mental bookmark to revisit Yuma in the winter months when the West coast is chilly and grey for my tastes! Yuma will make the perfect get-away. Lol
Im from Dublin in Ireland...i was in this part of Arizona before i have extended family that live close its a beautiful town id live there tomorrow in a heartbeat
I rode my appaloosa from the Pacific Coast to the Continental Divide in 1994, in January. We rode through Winterhaven, Ca, and I rode Tiger Lily across the river between those two bridges. Yuma was a very fun 3 days for us, and we made friends with Two Bears and others, until we rode on up the Gila River to it’s source in New Mexico. Great town, and I thank you guys for taking us on the tour.
I went to see Yuma prison in the 1950's. I saw cells carved into solid rock. I saw sledge hammers that were worn down to the handle from breaking rocks. I saw holes carved into the rock vertically the size of a man that you couldn't sit or lay down in with iron covers if you broke the rules. Some of the graves in the cemetery had been washed away by the Colorado. It looked like Hell on earth to me.
Yuma is a place that isn’t for everyone, but it grows on you. It’s a fairly small community but we have almost everything you’d want and close enough to big cities (San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Vegas) to be able to visit but not deal with their high crime and bad traffic. There’s also some bigger cities and small towns in Mexico very close by(Mexicali, San Luis Río Colorado, Los Algodones)
My family has been in Yuma since 1879. My grandfather was a long time member of the fire department from around 1904 to the late 50s. Sadly, someone broke in our home by Azle, Tx and stole his badges.
People steal stuff like sometimes. It's not right but it happens. My grandpa was a veteran and someone kept stealing the flag we'd put by his grave. We stopped putting it up.
Love the video. Very cool to see how the city was so calm in the morning and so busy in the evening. Glad you two are doing good. Have a fantastic day. Thank you for sharing.
I was stationed at MCAS Yuma from 87-90. I loved it back then. I knew the town like the back of my hand. I went through it 7 years ago and it has grown (and changed) so much, I had to use google maps to find my way around. My daughter was born in the local hospital (YRMC) and my apartment was just down the street. There were 2 monsoons within a couple months of each other. The thunder storms that came with them were insane. Oh, the flash floods were pretty crazy as well. I'm a little disappointed you didn't drive by the base or mention it. It's on the other side of town.
Definitely grown. The amount of new homes and housing tracks is wild. Also brought in many Californians with bad attitudes. Lots of litter that is hard to keep up with. Maybe I'll do a video on it sometime.
86 I was a reservist out of Willow Grove Pa MAG49 ..for our two weeks the plane stopped at Yuma and half the guys got off the rest stayed on to El Toro Ca ..I never got of the plane
The town in the 50's looked much nicer than today with their colorful signage and the store fronts displayed more color. The food looks so good, make me hungry just watching. Thanks for sharing you guys should do a video riding the mules down the Grand Canyon, take care.
I spent nearly 2 years there from 06-08 with the Army National Guard. 12 hours a day nearly every day sitting on the border. Was a nice town! My daughter was born there. One day I hope to visit again.
We live in Sierra Vista and occasionally visit our grandson in Yuma. He's a Marine and works on jets there at the base. It's hotter than hell in summer.
Being from the East Coast, growing up in PA, I've been to many cultural centers and big cities with millions of people. I lived in North Pole Alaska for 30 years before moving to Yuma and it's the largest metro area I've lived in. I can tell you it was a huge shock showing up in August and driving into 120° heat! Since then, I've really come to love Yuma and all that it has to offer. From festivals to outdoors to just the friendly folks that live here year round! I've made life long friends since I've moved here and plan to stay in AZ just maybe not near Yima. I can say that having the Colorado River, the desert and the mountains so close makes it an incredible place to do recreational activities. Not to mention seeing your food growing right in front of you is always cool. I have an agriculture background and love seeing all of what's grown here. The snowbirds add to our economy and also the traffic, which, if you know what areas to avoid and at what times, it isn't too bad. I was always told that where the wall ends on the border is Native land and getting the wall placed up isn't as easy as you would think which creates a problem for a secure border and a big concern for safety in Yuma and it's citizens. Other than it's quirks like other cities in the US, Yuma is a great place to live with it being summer 9 months out of the year vs the 3 months of hell! So yes, I went from having Santa as my neighbor to having satan as my neighbor. 😅 Thanks for stopping and highlighting our oasis in the desert 🏜
Yuma native here for 40+ years. The summers really aren't that bad once you acclimate to them. Great time for golfing since the courses aren't full of snowbirds anymore.
Yeah, the summers aren't bad if you like skin cancer. The summers aren't bad if you're indoors all the time and your car is parked in the SHADE!!! IF YOU CAN FIND ANY! Take your BS somewhere else.
Yuma, Arizona is very hot in the summer, but it does get cold at night. The Colorado River also plays a lot in it's weather. Many ppl here enjoying the warm weather and proximity to Mexico.
It gets cold at night from October to March..very cold. The cold is strange in the desert....you know its refrigerated cold, 40 degrees and below, but you can't blow vapor when you exhale as you usually can in other climates. It throws you off, just as with the eerie quiet. When I first moved to Mexico in the Sonoran Desert, my first night I couldn't sleep, and had to go outside my door to find out where the chirping cicada was...it seemed deafening.
I really enjoyed this video. Downtown Yuma looked really nice, with some lovely architecture, and the fountain was very impressive. I love the old photos and postcard that were mixed in with the footage, a glimpse into the past, and a lovely touch. The Prison Museum looked so interesting. The restaurant looked really nice, and the fried avocado looked awesome !! The cat towards the beginning was beautiful, and did look very well cared for. Thank you so much. 😊
The Territorial Prison is definitely worth a look. Yuma can be seen in about a day, however. There is not much else to the city as the area has not figured out how to make the river a true weekend destination. Sure there are several dams, but over decades, the city seemed content with agriculture and more recently, snowbirds, that they never bothered to figure out how to make the river a true recreational area. More recently there has been an effort to create added tourism using agriculture (farm to table tours and fancy dinners and such) but there is not much interest in that. On occasion, they do have things of interest such as artwalks (they close down downtown to traffic), the airshow at MCAS, and an annual classic car show. Otherwise, it would be worth stopping for a few hours while driving through.
@@culcune I lived in Yuma full-time from 1974 to 2002. There are lots, and lots of things to do in Yuma! I moved to Lake Havasu, but go down to Yuma often. The weather is hot, but so many things to do in all areas of the town...foothills, th, e mesa, the mountains, river, reservation, Mexico nearby, Senators Wash, etc.. It w!ould definitely take you more than 1 day
My parents wintered in Yuma for about 20 years after spending a couple of winters near McCallen, TX. There is a lot more to the Yuma area than just downtown. My parents had a place in Foothills where they parked their TV in the winter. There are entire suburbs dedicated to snow birds that are packed with RVers in winter and empty in summer. You can also get some great southwestern/Mexican food in and around Yuma. Yuma is OK in winter although it can be windy. Summer is the closest thing to hell on Earth though due to the crazy temperatures. My parents spent two summers there and hated it because it was too hot to go outside during the day. The country side around Yuma is pretty in a desert way and the sand dunes a few miles west in California are nice. The little Mexican town of Los Algadones just across the border is very popular with snow birds who cross the border to get prescription drugs and dental care. My dad got all his dental work done there for many years. His dentist was a UCLA dental school grad, but the cost of dental work was a fraction of the cost on the US side of the border.
I wonder if dental work is still cheaper.As I need dental work that's very expensive.a bad us dentist caused me to lose my top teeth.only it's plastic now.
We have been to Arizona and south Texas, and we much prefer south Texas. Same small Mexico town, with prescription and dental, but the moist Gulf of Mexico air, and the south padre island beaches , sure is better than an Arizona desert.
Grew up there & spent much of my life living & working around the world. Yes, Yuma is hot in the Summer, but it truly is a dry heat. 90 degrees & high humidity is far worse & very miserable. I lived in Maracaibo, Venezuela for two years & spent a lot of time in Bangkok, Thailand. Both cities were horrible & much more miserable with the heat & humidity than Yuma. Yuma has incredible weather 6 months of the year, two months of warm weather but bearable weather & 4 months of really hot weather.
As a full time resident there are 2 problems that Yuma has, the massive population explosion (no longer a small desert community) and the birds migrate down here for their "winter retreat"!
Nice little Harriman 2-8-0 Consolidation. Weird to see it with superheating and still retaining its' Stephensen valve gear, many were modernized with Walshearts. BTW, as far as steam locomotives go it's a little tea kettle. Great tour of the town, thanks man.
Grew up in Yuma and wish there were waves there or I’d still want to live there. It was a fascinating place to grow up. In high school/college years (when everyone came home) we would party in Mexico, the Sand Dunes, or the River. Still try to go back every year and hang out with all the friends I grew up with. Best thing about Yuma is the people. The food is great too. Love Yuma!
Hi Lord Spoda Liked the Oasis in Arizona. Little history in the beginning was informative. Overall a nice and interesting video. Thanks. Waiting for the next.
Great video! Moved here July of 2022 smack in the middle of the hottest time of the year. We bought a new home in the foothills and it has been the best thing ever. Make sure that you have good AC in your home and car. Keep dogs inside. Now winter, it's a whole different story. Best winter that I have ever experienced.
I spent 2 days in Yuma in 1970 and it was summer. My brother and I spent the entire time in the pool in a roadside Motel called the Tropicana. That is when my definition for HOT was formed.
A couple of years ago, I bought a new serpentine belt for my car at a popular auto store there. The belt seemed stiff to me and when I unfolded it from it's packaging, it seemed to have taken a set where the folds were. I installed it and everything seemed OK. About half a year later I was driving and heard a noise and my alternator light came on. I took the broken belt back to another of the store I'd bought it from and got an exchange. The belt seemed to have broken where one of the folds was. I think that belt had set in the store for who knows how long during those 120 degree days and 95 degree nights for long enough that the material just rotted from the heat.
Seeing the old Kress building at 11:26, took me back 65 years when as a preteen, Kress and Woolworth were my favorite stores to look at cheap toys or read comic books in our old downtown...
I was actually born in Yuma, AZ..I used to visit my Grandparents in the Summer which was hell on earth..We would get there by way of Greyhound..One time we slept at there local Greyhound Bus station because they had changed there Bus station without my family knowing it..We moved out of Yuma to L.A., Cal when I was 4. Haven't been there since my Grandma died in 1996..Nice little town where I still have family who are always inviting me to visit.
I Love yall, man lol. Thank you for the vids, keep it up! So dope seeing the country with you. We appreciate the facts and history of the Towns you do too.
That brought back memories of working with my father 50 years ago. For a few weeks in June, we would base out of yuma and alternate going to Phoenix or Indio to work. I loved the desert.
Nice video and tour of Yuma you took us on. We were here in Yuma Aug of 2016 and also visited Los Algodones Mexico about 10 miles from Yuma.A real nice time there having lunch and a few excellent margaritas. In Yuma we were really impressed when visiting the Yuma Territorial Prison and came away wondering how in the world did 6 prisoners in 1 cell survive the summer heat in those tiny cells. A tough prison to be in..Reminds me of the old tv show "Johnny Yuma was a rebel.Thanks for bringing back those golden memories.Yuma, a great stop on the way to Palm Springs via Salton sea and a stop at Salvation Mountain....Salton sea, another whole story..
Great vlog, I think If I lived in America I'd be a snowbird. I've heard the name Yuma in so many Westerns, especially referencing the prison. I'm glad they preserved it. Perl Hart was an interesting character, lived until she was 84, died Gila county Arizona. She even worked in Buffalo Bills wild west show, which brings me to that excellent volume you did on Cody and Jellystone Park. Thanks for sharing Joe 🙂👍
This is where I was born. I live in Idaho now but my moms side of the family is from here. My uncle and grandma are here and own a crop dusting business. I've always enjoyed it when I go down to visit.
My grandfather lived in Yuma, worked for the railroad for many years. My dad was born there in 1920. It was hot, yes, thought that was normal. For a few days in 1933 he went to Flagstaff and couldn’t believe how moderate it was. I repeated the same thing in 2003, going from super-hot Phoenix to Prescott. What a difference. I could sit in the sun with no problem! I live in Vancouver, Wash. It’s too cold in the winter for me, but I can’t think of anywhere else to go!
My last couple of years in the Marine Corps I was stationed in Yuma. It was definitely a shock to the system coming from the east coast. I definitely miss the weather there especially in the winter months. It's been 20 years since I left, doesn't look like much has changed.
@@trevertravis8963 I've heard that it's grown quite a bit since I left but unfortunately I haven't made it back yet. Made it to Phoenix a couple of times since then but didn't have time to get back to Yuma. The bad thing is that I would really want to go during the winter months but then I would be that damn snow bird that I used to complain about every time I wanted to take the now ex wife and my daughter out to dinner anywhere. It was always a wave of blue hair over the rows of booths at any and every restaurant in town. Plus I've also noticed that Yuma seems to have become a political battleground over the border also. If I was still a married man with a young family I don't think I would want to go there again. But being single and almost at my mid 40's if the right opportunity arises I'd be on my way back. I enjoy sunshine and warm weather far too much and can be in the ocean in less than two hours, yeah I'm in lol
My husband's father and stepmother live just east of town near the foothills, built their Spanish Hacienda Style home himself. They've resided here for more than thirty years moving here from Green State of Oregon after retiring as head superintendent of PP&L Northwest. We have visited here frequently over the years stopping to see his parents while enroute transporting freight loads as Commercial Truck Driver's. We prefer life in cooler climate of SW Oregon.😊
Yuma has always been a place to drive through for me, so it's interesting to see a more in-depth view. I'll have to check out the Prison Museum next time I'm in the area (and try the deep fried avocado too) Nice touch showing the old postcard of downtown. You said you're heading to Slab City which means you'll see Salvation Mountain as well, which is much more interesting in my opinion. Oh, if you're taking I-8 west to the coast, don't miss the official Center of The World just down the road in Felicity!
Lived there in the mid to late 70's, moved from Chicago area. Big change, but enjoyed our time there. Rode bikes in the desert, played in the desert, looked for scorpians in the desert...you get the picture. Played a lot of pinball at the Golden Cue. Rode the BMX track out by the airport.
I've spent many summers in Yuma still have relatives there miss the old central market that was on 4th street the motel loop my aunts worked at the Coronado motel in housekeeping back in the 50s- 70s
What's the easiest job in the world? The local TV weatherman in Yuma, AZ. "Chip, what's the weather looking like?" "Sunny, dry and hot...back to you Bob"
You visited Yuma during the coldest time of year. That's cheating. Wake me up when you visit Yuma during August.
I'm not scared. I'll do it!
Put your ruler away bud
@@tylerthompson8241 Haha!
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i got stranded in yuma in 73. jumped a train, a car carrier, and got a free ride to colton, ca. i lived nearby in riverside at the time. my skin turned grey from the dust on the tracks.
Was born and raised in Yuma and spent over 50 years there before I left. Anyway, just wanted to let you know about that iron grate in the Dark Cell at the Territorial Prison. It’s filled in now it looks like, but that used to be a deep pit the bad prisoners would go in, and the bars would be closed over that deep hole. If a rattlesnake happened to slither in that was an extra problem because it was pitch black down in the hole, and you can use your imagination from there. So, that’s why it’s called the dark cell. Enjoyed your video!
Lived here since the third grade. Growing up I couldn't wait to leave. Married, moved north to minnesota. Prayed every day to come home. Came back as soon as greyhound could get me here. Married a Marine that also loved it here. I'm never leaving again. Your video was great but only showed a fraction of the reasons I love it. The heat keeps the sissies out and gives us a break.
I have seen in Phoenix Arizona. During winter season, snow fall in near by area. Sedona is too cold in winter season. Some part may be hot during summer but temperature doesn't go high
I love heat 😭😭😭🇬🇧
Yrs ago I lived in Yuma. Some of the best times of my life.
Fun fact: On average, Flagstaff Arizona gets more days of sun than Miami in a year, yet more snow per year than Fairbanks Alaska…
I am now 80 years old. When I was 16 my family and I went from Oklahoma to California to visit kin folks. In Oklahoma there had been four or five people die of heat. We stopped in Yuma for gas. A thermometer at the gas station read 123 degrees. My mother told the attendant, how do you live in this heat? He looking at an Oklahoma tag said, well mam no one had died from it here this year. I love the dry heat and live in Texas where we have a lot of it.
We lived in Yuma 1992-2008, coming from Malibu, California. We consider Yuma our home in the USA as we live in Asia almost 50%. At Yuma we were very involved in the community and made more lasting friendships than anywhere in California. Yuma is a DIAMOND, it doesn't have "airs" about it! Love the heat, nearness to Mexico, & the Pacific Ocean! An island surrounded by desert!
Hi Fred - I'm also from So-Cal Coastal and agree that Yuma is a gem and just feels good once when knows it. The locals are genuine folks.
@@jpdavis6042 Agreed
I would love to visit Arizona, someone who I know out there have been singing it's praises non,-stop. I am sure that the Native American Indians r fantastic people. Love You guys! I am South African Indian.
You must have a different map. Yuma is not near the Pacific Ocean
@@ediewall6360 two and a half hours away
The day our family pulled into Yuma for a 2 year stay at the Naval Air Station, it was 116 degrees! Talk about a change in lifestyle for us Midwesterners! For one thing, it was too hot for the kids to play outside during the afternoon, so they got to stay up later and played outside until about 10 pm in summer. On Christmas Day they were outside wearing shorts and enjoying their new riding toys. After 2 years of fun in the sun, we moved back to the Midwest and had to get used to snow and ice again.
Yuma doesn't have a Naval Air Station, but El Centro California does. They have NAF. Yuma has MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) and YPG (Yuma Proving Grounds, which is an Army base).
My Great Great Grandfather, old Willie Jenkins, spent 3 1/2 years in the Yuma Jail. He was found guilty of stealing 3 horses, but that was the least of what he did. He literally got away with murder! Anyway, after serving his time, he left Yuma (and all of Arizona) to go to Kentucky where he worked the rest of his years on a horse farm. He always loved horses, but he never stole one ever again. Yes - he shared a small cell with 5 other men and was assigned to the top bunk. All the flatulence of the other men would accumulate at the top of the cell making his experience that much worse.
Ware you there??
That last sentence turned my stomach! 🤢
That's quite a legacy!
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Thank you for the great comment. :)
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I am a Kenyan 🇰🇪 l love Arizona a lot even though I just watch it here on RUclips. One day l would love to relocate to Arizona.
it's blistering hot in the summer....
@@marktwaine9344 yes its better that way, l don't like snow
@@SAVTHECHEFSnows a lot in Flagstaff, largest city in northern AZ.
@@dennistyler9852But almost never snows anywhere in Southern Arizona. When was the last time Phoenix had snow? I looked it up: 1998! 😂
You should have the USA flag and Arizona flag.NOT KENYAN
People who are American do not like flagsfrom "who cares" flying in OUR STATE
Good vid. I live in Phoenix. In summer, all of southern AZ is "hell on earth'". Triple-digit daytime temps are the norm. But at other times of the year, the state is just dandy.
Good point, not much difference from 115 Phx and 120 Degree's Yuma.
Jus tell people to stay outta Flagstaff we are full! Lol
I lived in phx when I was 14 I went to Yuma with them she was 18 he was 19 when we were going back I got picked up put in hot cell side of road I was taking over border jail runaway it was scary being alone.
On a recent drive West to East I stopped for a night in Yuma. It didn't take me long to discover there was much that appealed to me and I ended up staying 4 days. Many great restaurants. I made a note of the Brewery where you had dinner; fried avocado is definitely something I want to check out!! The prison was fascinating; as well as the Sanguinetti (Yuma founder) House museum. I was there in May when much of the downtown activity was "inactive." I've made a mental bookmark to revisit Yuma in the winter months when the West coast is chilly and grey for my tastes! Yuma will make the perfect get-away. Lol
Thank you for the great comment!
Im from Dublin in Ireland...i was in this part of Arizona before i have extended family that live close its a beautiful town id live there tomorrow in a heartbeat
I’m in California I’d love to be in Dublin ❤️it seems so beautiful! I could never live on the heat of Yuma
@@Abbybabby29 omg try a winter here you will never come back lol
My mom is from the Yaqui tribe , born in Algodones MX but with a tribal card allowing her to reside both in Yuma and Algodones
I rode my appaloosa from the Pacific Coast to the Continental Divide in 1994, in January. We rode through Winterhaven, Ca, and I rode Tiger Lily across the river between those two bridges. Yuma was a very fun 3 days for us, and we made friends with Two Bears and others, until we rode on up the Gila River to it’s source in New Mexico. Great town, and I thank you guys for taking us on the tour.
My parents fled CA; married in Yuma 70 years ago to avoid a scandal.. They're still living healthy in their mid 90's back in CA.
I went to see Yuma prison in the 1950's. I saw cells carved into solid rock. I saw sledge hammers that were worn down to the handle from breaking rocks. I saw holes carved into the rock vertically the size of a man that you couldn't sit or lay down in with iron covers if you broke the rules. Some of the graves in the cemetery had been washed away by the Colorado. It looked like Hell on earth to me.
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Been there too.the solitary confinement cell was scary.complete darkness in a cave.
Yuma is a place that isn’t for everyone, but it grows on you. It’s a fairly small community but we have almost everything you’d want and close enough to big cities (San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Vegas) to be able to visit but not deal with their high crime and bad traffic. There’s also some bigger cities and small towns in Mexico very close by(Mexicali, San Luis Río Colorado, Los Algodones)
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Sounds good to me.
. . . 'but not deal' . . . -> but not IDEAL 💀 🇺🇲 😬
120 degrees and no rain? no thank you!
I can't live in that kind of heat for days at a time.
@@paulsuprono7225 Nope, he meant you don't have high traffic in Yuma nor high crime so you don't need to "deal" with either.
My family has been in Yuma since 1879. My grandfather was a long time member of the fire department from around 1904 to the late 50s. Sadly, someone broke in our home by Azle, Tx and stole his badges.
People steal stuff like sometimes. It's not right but it happens.
My grandpa was a veteran and someone kept stealing the flag we'd put by his grave.
We stopped putting it up.
Do they have basements?
A large bssement, that would be deep one should be cool.
Sounds good to check out.
a good basement would be safe
I think.
What was his name? I have friends that work for YFD. Be cool to see if they have any pictures of him in the stations.
Love the video. Very cool to see how the city was so calm in the morning and so busy in the evening. Glad you two are doing good. Have a fantastic day. Thank you for sharing.
Resident of Yuma, Arizona.
Great winters, hot summers!
Awesome 👌 👏 👍.
Thank you 😊.
The Red Mustang is Beautiful !
Born in Yuma. 68.
I was stationed at MCAS Yuma from 87-90. I loved it back then. I knew the town like the back of my hand. I went through it 7 years ago and it has grown (and changed) so much, I had to use google maps to find my way around. My daughter was born in the local hospital (YRMC) and my apartment was just down the street.
There were 2 monsoons within a couple months of each other. The thunder storms that came with them were insane. Oh, the flash floods were pretty crazy as well.
I'm a little disappointed you didn't drive by the base or mention it. It's on the other side of town.
Yea, the base is a big part of the military aviation community.
Definitely grown. The amount of new homes and housing tracks is wild. Also brought in many Californians with bad attitudes. Lots of litter that is hard to keep up with. Maybe I'll do a video on it sometime.
86 I was a reservist out of Willow Grove Pa MAG49 ..for our two weeks the plane stopped at Yuma and half the guys got off the rest stayed on to El Toro Ca ..I never got of the plane
Рад, что удалось познакомится с вашим каналом. Очень интересно посмотреть и послушать историю различных городов.
The town in the 50's looked much nicer than today with their colorful signage and the store fronts displayed more color. The food looks so good, make me hungry just watching. Thanks for sharing you guys should do a video riding the mules down the Grand Canyon, take care.
In 1948, my parents had car trouble. We spent a couple days there, then traveled at night through desert to Bisbee. It was HOT in August.
I spent nearly 2 years there from 06-08 with the Army National Guard. 12 hours a day nearly every day sitting on the border. Was a nice town! My daughter was born there. One day I hope to visit again.
We live in Sierra Vista and occasionally visit our grandson in Yuma. He's a Marine and works on jets there at the base. It's hotter than hell in summer.
Great work as always from you two, and the best thing I can watch it with my granddaughter ❤
Being from the East Coast, growing up in PA, I've been to many cultural centers and big cities with millions of people. I lived in North Pole Alaska for 30 years before moving to Yuma and it's the largest metro area I've lived in.
I can tell you it was a huge shock showing up in August and driving into 120° heat!
Since then, I've really come to love Yuma and all that it has to offer. From festivals to outdoors to just the friendly folks that live here year round!
I've made life long friends since I've moved here and plan to stay in AZ just maybe not near Yima.
I can say that having the Colorado River, the desert and the mountains so close makes it an incredible place to do recreational activities. Not to mention seeing your food growing right in front of you is always cool. I have an agriculture background and love seeing all of what's grown here.
The snowbirds add to our economy and also the traffic, which, if you know what areas to avoid and at what times, it isn't too bad.
I was always told that where the wall ends on the border is Native land and getting the wall placed up isn't as easy as you would think which creates a problem for a secure border and a big concern for safety in Yuma and it's citizens.
Other than it's quirks like other cities in the US, Yuma is a great place to live with it being summer 9 months out of the year vs the 3 months of hell!
So yes, I went from having Santa as my neighbor to having satan as my neighbor. 😅
Thanks for stopping and highlighting our oasis in the desert 🏜
Great comment.
Yuma native here for 40+ years. The summers really aren't that bad once you acclimate to them. Great time for golfing since the courses aren't full of snowbirds anymore.
Yeah, the summers aren't bad if you like skin cancer. The summers aren't bad if you're indoors all the time and your car is parked in the SHADE!!! IF YOU CAN FIND ANY! Take your BS somewhere else.
Yuma, Arizona is very hot in the summer, but it does get cold at night. The Colorado River also plays a lot in it's weather. Many ppl here enjoying the warm weather and proximity to Mexico.
It gets cold at night from October to March..very cold. The cold is strange in the desert....you know its refrigerated cold, 40 degrees and below, but you can't blow vapor when you exhale as you usually can in other climates. It throws you off, just as with the eerie quiet. When I first moved to Mexico in the Sonoran Desert, my first night I couldn't sleep, and had to go outside my door to find out where the chirping cicada was...it seemed deafening.
Love ❤️ your videos! I like the way you show the cities and stats and all! good job buddy!
I really enjoyed this video. Downtown Yuma looked really nice, with some lovely architecture, and the fountain was very impressive. I love the old photos and postcard that were mixed in with the footage, a glimpse into the past, and a lovely touch. The Prison Museum looked so interesting. The restaurant looked really nice, and the fried avocado looked awesome !! The cat towards the beginning was beautiful, and did look very well cared for. Thank you so much. 😊
He seemed like a happy cat. :)
The Territorial Prison is definitely worth a look. Yuma can be seen in about a day, however. There is not much else to the city as the area has not figured out how to make the river a true weekend destination. Sure there are several dams, but over decades, the city seemed content with agriculture and more recently, snowbirds, that they never bothered to figure out how to make the river a true recreational area. More recently there has been an effort to create added tourism using agriculture (farm to table tours and fancy dinners and such) but there is not much interest in that. On occasion, they do have things of interest such as artwalks (they close down downtown to traffic), the airshow at MCAS, and an annual classic car show. Otherwise, it would be worth stopping for a few hours while driving through.
@@culcune I lived in Yuma full-time from 1974 to 2002. There are lots, and lots of things to do in Yuma! I moved to Lake Havasu, but go down to Yuma often. The weather is hot, but so many things to do in all areas of the town...foothills, th, e mesa, the mountains, river, reservation, Mexico nearby, Senators Wash, etc.. It w!ould definitely take you more than 1 day
My parents wintered in Yuma for about 20 years after spending a couple of winters near McCallen, TX. There is a lot more to the Yuma area than just downtown. My parents had a place in Foothills where they parked their TV in the winter. There are entire suburbs dedicated to snow birds that are packed with RVers in winter and empty in summer. You can also get some great southwestern/Mexican food in and around Yuma. Yuma is OK in winter although it can be windy. Summer is the closest thing to hell on Earth though due to the crazy temperatures. My parents spent two summers there and hated it because it was too hot to go outside during the day. The country side around Yuma is pretty in a desert way and the sand dunes a few miles west in California are nice. The little Mexican town of Los Algadones just across the border is very popular with snow birds who cross the border to get prescription drugs and dental care. My dad got all his dental work done there for many years. His dentist was a UCLA dental school grad, but the cost of dental work was a fraction of the cost on the US side of the border.
I wonder if dental work is still cheaper.As I need dental work that's very expensive.a bad us dentist caused me to lose my top teeth.only it's plastic now.
We have been to Arizona and south Texas, and we much prefer south Texas. Same small Mexico town, with prescription and dental, but the moist Gulf of Mexico air, and the south padre island beaches , sure is better than an Arizona desert.
Check references and you'll be fine.
Grew up there & spent much of my life living & working around the world. Yes, Yuma is hot in the Summer, but it truly is a dry heat. 90 degrees & high humidity is far worse & very miserable. I lived in Maracaibo, Venezuela for two years & spent a lot of time in Bangkok, Thailand. Both cities were horrible & much more miserable with the heat & humidity than Yuma. Yuma has incredible weather 6 months of the year, two months of warm weather but bearable weather & 4 months of really hot weather.
@@thomaskelly9174 oilfield? Maracaibo, Gulf of Thailand ect.?
As a full time resident there are 2 problems that Yuma has, the massive population explosion (no longer a small desert community) and the birds migrate down here for their "winter retreat"!
What's wrong with birds
After all the rain in north Georgia I’ve experienced the past 5 years Yuma sounds pretty good to me.
Fun little tour of Yuma..thanks
Great video, another excellent tour, thanks !!
Love this area of the country, and I can't wait to see this vid. Love all your vids.
Nice little Harriman 2-8-0 Consolidation. Weird to see it with superheating and still retaining its' Stephensen valve gear, many were modernized with Walshearts. BTW, as far as steam locomotives go it's a little tea kettle. Great tour of the town, thanks man.
Grew up in Yuma and wish there were waves there or I’d still want to live there. It was a fascinating place to grow up. In high school/college years (when everyone came home) we would party in Mexico, the Sand Dunes, or the River. Still try to go back every year and hang out with all the friends I grew up with. Best thing about Yuma is the people. The food is great too. Love Yuma!
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Liked the Oasis in Arizona. Little history in the beginning was informative. Overall a nice and interesting video. Thanks. Waiting for the next.
Great video! Moved here July of 2022 smack in the middle of the hottest time of the year. We bought a new home in the foothills and it has been the best thing ever. Make sure that you have good AC in your home and car. Keep dogs inside. Now winter, it's a whole different story. Best winter that I have ever experienced.
Really Luvin ya’lls vlog of the journey , very much appreciated .
The Mustang is a,1966, the Comet-Style Instrument Cluster with the Round Gauges. 1964-1/2 -65 had the Falcon Cluster. My dad owned one ('66).
Love watching your videos, really relaxes my anxious brain ❤
Awesome! :)
I lived there back in the 90’s with my mom. Couldn’t do it, I moved back to California. The weather is to hot. Paint it red call it Hell. 😂
I spent 2 days in Yuma in 1970 and it was summer. My brother and I spent the entire time in the pool in a roadside Motel called the Tropicana. That is when my definition for HOT was formed.
A couple of years ago, I bought a new serpentine belt for my car at a popular auto store there. The belt seemed stiff to me and when I unfolded it from it's packaging, it seemed to have taken a set where the folds were. I installed it and everything seemed OK. About half a year later I was driving and heard a noise and my alternator light came on. I took the broken belt back to another of the store I'd bought it from and got an exchange. The belt seemed to have broken where one of the folds was.
I think that belt had set in the store for who knows how long during those 120 degree days and 95 degree nights for long enough that the material just rotted from the heat.
Seeing the old Kress building at 11:26, took me back 65 years when as a preteen, Kress and Woolworth were my favorite stores to look at cheap toys or read comic books in our old downtown...
I was actually born in Yuma, AZ..I used to visit my Grandparents in the Summer which was hell on earth..We would get there by way of Greyhound..One time we slept at there local Greyhound Bus station because they had changed there Bus station without my family knowing it..We moved out of Yuma to L.A., Cal when I was 4. Haven't been there since my Grandma died in 1996..Nice little town where I still have family who are always inviting me to visit.
What a great place that looks like; thanks for sharing your trip. Love the insight into the Brewing Co as well; dying to try battered avo now...
As always a great video. Thanks for sharing.
I Love yall, man lol. Thank you for the vids, keep it up! So dope seeing the country with you. We appreciate the facts and history of the Towns you do too.
Great virtual tour. I get to enjoy from the comfort of my tv while on my eliptical machine. 😊
i kind of liked parts of yuma. lived in nv for 10 years and learned to love the hot dry heat.
You hit that festival 🎎 right on time! Looks like fun. The food looked great 👍☺️
That brought back memories of working with my father 50 years ago. For a few weeks in June, we would base out of yuma and alternate going to Phoenix or Indio to work. I loved the desert.
Nice video and tour of Yuma you took us on. We were here in Yuma Aug of 2016 and also visited Los Algodones Mexico about 10 miles from Yuma.A real nice time there having lunch and a few excellent margaritas. In Yuma we were really impressed when visiting the Yuma Territorial Prison and came away wondering how in the world did 6 prisoners in 1 cell survive the summer heat in those tiny cells. A tough prison to be in..Reminds me of the old tv show "Johnny Yuma was a rebel.Thanks for bringing back those golden memories.Yuma, a great stop on the way to Palm Springs via Salton sea and a stop at Salvation Mountain....Salton sea, another whole story..
Another fantastic video. I will see you on your next video. Take care and be safe.
Great vlog, I think If I lived in America I'd be a snowbird.
I've heard the name Yuma in so many Westerns, especially referencing the prison. I'm glad they preserved it. Perl Hart was an interesting character, lived until she was 84, died Gila county Arizona. She even worked in Buffalo Bills wild west show, which brings me to that excellent volume you did on Cody and Jellystone Park. Thanks for sharing Joe 🙂👍
Thanks, David.
This is where I was born. I live in Idaho now but my moms side of the family is from here. My uncle and grandma are here and own a crop dusting business. I've always enjoyed it when I go down to visit.
The climate reminds me of Palm Springs, its great in the winter and absolutely awful in the summer.
My grandfather lived in Yuma, worked for the railroad for many years. My dad was born there in 1920. It was hot, yes, thought that was normal. For a few days in 1933 he went to Flagstaff and couldn’t believe how moderate it was. I repeated the same thing in 2003, going from super-hot Phoenix to Prescott. What a difference. I could sit in the sun with no problem! I live in Vancouver, Wash. It’s too cold in the winter for me, but I can’t think of anywhere else to go!
on my only holiday to the US in 1981 I stayed one night in Yuma. loved it! from England
Thank you for an excellent tour!!😄
good ol Yuma, last time i was there is was 121 degrees. other than that, i loved the place.
Looks like a great place to visit! Thanks!
Wow. What a lively town. You share great content. Safe travels.
Thanks so much. :)
3:10 to Yuma.......great movie.
The narration is so calming, as always! I wonder how Yuma will do as the Colorado River completely dries up, though?
Thank you for the post on Yuma. It's a cool little town.
Thanks for showing the cool SP Steam Loco, good video.
Thank You For, This What A Great Post , Stay safe All. Love The Mustang!. Dave In England 👍👍
My last couple of years in the Marine Corps I was stationed in Yuma. It was definitely a shock to the system coming from the east coast. I definitely miss the weather there especially in the winter months. It's been 20 years since I left, doesn't look like much has changed.
Yuma has grown a lot.
@@trevertravis8963 I've heard that it's grown quite a bit since I left but unfortunately I haven't made it back yet. Made it to Phoenix a couple of times since then but didn't have time to get back to Yuma. The bad thing is that I would really want to go during the winter months but then I would be that damn snow bird that I used to complain about every time I wanted to take the now ex wife and my daughter out to dinner anywhere. It was always a wave of blue hair over the rows of booths at any and every restaurant in town. Plus I've also noticed that Yuma seems to have become a political battleground over the border also. If I was still a married man with a young family I don't think I would want to go there again. But being single and almost at my mid 40's if the right opportunity arises I'd be on my way back. I enjoy sunshine and warm weather far too much and can be in the ocean in less than two hours, yeah I'm in lol
I was stationed there from 87-90 (MALS-13 Supply). I drove by the front gate 7 years ago and it's changed quite a bit.
Interesting!
My husband's father and stepmother live just east of town near the foothills, built their Spanish Hacienda Style home himself. They've resided here for more than thirty years moving here from Green State of Oregon after retiring as head superintendent of PP&L Northwest. We have visited here frequently over the years stopping to see his parents while enroute transporting freight loads as Commercial Truck Driver's. We prefer life in cooler climate of SW Oregon.😊
Yuma has always been a place to drive through for me, so it's interesting to see a more in-depth view. I'll have to check out the Prison Museum next time I'm in the area (and try the deep fried avocado too) Nice touch showing the old postcard of downtown. You said you're heading to Slab City which means you'll see Salvation Mountain as well, which is much more interesting in my opinion. Oh, if you're taking I-8 west to the coast, don't miss the official Center of The World just down the road in Felicity!
looks like a great place to live, love the landscape
that plate with sausage and beans looked amazing, real prairie cowboy food
Lived there in the mid to late 70's, moved from Chicago area. Big change, but enjoyed our time there. Rode bikes in the desert, played in the desert, looked for scorpians in the desert...you get the picture. Played a lot of pinball at the Golden Cue. Rode the BMX track out by the airport.
I've spent many summers in Yuma still have relatives there miss the old central market that was on 4th street the motel loop my aunts worked at the Coronado motel in housekeeping back in the 50s- 70s
4th ave
That prison must have been so hot in the summer. How did the prisoners survive in those cells when it was 120 degrees outside?
YUMA is one of the only cities in Arizona I like the entire atmosphere. I love heat but pheonix is out the questions. Tuscon, and Prescott
Iv lived here 60 years and I'm ready to go to cold country. Summer time is brutal 😊. Your doing a great job.
Thanks for the tour. If you're still in Arizona could you please consider doing a video in Quartzsite and Gila Bend?
Thank for the Tour
“We’ve had 3 Jack Daniels, you can tell”….hahahaha
I love those kind of pretzels & you guys have good taste in cocktails!
Excellent video THANK YOU
Iam a Mexican I live here in California since 2001 I wanna be in Arizona one day I really like your videos brother god bless you
Yuma's my kind of place. Spent a few years there and loved it. Heat in summer wasn't that bad and didn't miss the snow one bit !
Wonderful town..lively and full of people in the streets..Wonderful
I rode my bike to Yuma from the LA area. And back lol. It was great only got up into the 80s. People are really friendly around there.
I have traveled to Yuma since 1980 for seasonal work love Yuma I visit in the summer as well I have a home in the Foothills
What fun great video food looked good and the wife is nice too thx for showing Yuma
Cool little vintage Chevy truck out front of that house in that neighborhood
Looks good . Love that MUSTANG.. . JD,s hit the spot ok , great stuff we only live once enjoy 🙏💚🍀🍀🌹