Ep. 335: Yuma, Arizona | RV travel camping Balloon Festival
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Yuma sits in the extreme southwestern corner of Arizona, bordering both California and Mexico, at an important historical crossing of the Colorado River. In this week's Grand Adventure we'll explore the area's history, including a visit to the Colorado River State Historic Park, as well as its present-day agricultural and snowbird RV'er importance, and attend the Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival. In between, though, we'll jet off to somewhere entirely unexpected. Come along!
Filmed: October 29-November 11, 2023
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:49 Welcome to Yuma, Arizona
6:24 Del Pueblo 55+ RV Resort
9:50 Colorado River State Historic Park
14:37 And now, for something completely different!
22:51 Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival
30:30 Wrap-up
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* Our campsite maps.app.goo.gl/WK6KMCWHpGhYx...
* Del Pueblo 55+ RV Resort livecobblestone.com/del-pueblo
* Visit Yuma www.visityuma.com/
* Colorado River State Historic Park azstateparks.com/colorado-river/
* Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival www.crcballoons.com/
* Q24 RV Rally in Quartzsite, Arizona - Jan. 19-29, 2024 / 980141865948737
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No question that this narrator/host is a pro. Well done, sir. 335 episodes & just GETTING STARTED!
Thank you very much! We are thrilled to have you along.
Missed the premier (again), but loved this episode. Thanks Marc.
We love having you here however and whenever you get here, Gerald!
Nice clean campground in Yuma.
Date Shake!! 😋
New Orleans….I use to work for a company out of Gretna.
My late wife’s son lived in the French Quarter on Ann and Royal Street. It was like a little town in the midst of the city. One little grocery store and hardware store. Everyone knew everyone. Locals wouldn’t be caught dead on Bourbon Street.
Ahhh Cafe Du Monde! Don’t inhale when eating a Beignet!
Fins!!! Best seafood in the area!
Food is great in New Orleans.
Have you ever been to Albuquerque balloon festival? So many balloons, but so crowded.
I’m a little behind in the videos.
Next to last day at work was last Friday. Currently camping. Last day at work on 29th of February!
Thanks Marc!!
Ram
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Congrats in advance on your pending retirement, Ram! Wow, what a setup -- a few weeks off followed by one last day.
Gretna was way cooler than I had anticipated. I really enjoyed my walk around the old center of town that morning. So quaint, and so unlike everything surrounding it.
G. Fins was exceptional, and I can't go Louisiana without beignets. And hey, I had to walk Bourbon Street at least once while I was there, although it was far filthier than I had remembered from my only other visit ~30 years earlier. It also reminded me that I'm also a heluva lot older than I was 30 years ago. 😁
We've never been in the right place at the right time to take in the ABQ balloon fiesta. I'd like to see it, but I also know that I'm not to keen on the crowds.
Great episode! I'm always impressed by your camera work and overall production quality. Looking forward to Q24!
Thank you so very much, Alan. We look forward to seeing you in January!
Simply FANTASTIC!
Simply thank you, Gary!
Excellent episode Marc! I love the unexpected and this one fit the bill!
We're very happy to hear that you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!
Always enjoy your Grand Adventures!
Thank you so very much!
Yuma to Nola! What a mix!! Loved it
Thank you Dave!
Lettuce?! Interesting. Did not know a lot of this information. Loved the hot air balloon footage. Thank you for a thorough tour. - Michelle
You're most welcome, Michelle. Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome very informative thank you
Thank you very much, Joanne!
Excellent.
Thank you!
Another enjoyable video. Thanks!
Thank YOU, William!
You do a great job Marc, very informative.
Thank you Wayne!
Great video! Really like the history of the area. Thanks Marc.
Thank you Matt, and thanks for watching!
That was a awesome video. Learned a great deal from your channel. Thanks Don
Thank you so very much as always, Don!
Very cool vid man, love the NOLA surprise 🍺
Thank you very much, and thanks for watching!
Beautiful video! Thank you.
Thank you very much, Joseph, and thank you for watching!
Welcome aboard "The Big Easy"
We had a great, albeit short visit.
Just put Yuma on the list.. I have relatives down there somewhere.. Looks like fun to explore. 👍👍
It certainly is, J!
Stayed in Port Eads south of Venice in our Sailboat for a week. Man it was beautiful.
We can imagine, Kenneth. Back when we had our sailboat (a Hunter 34) we loved gunkholing in the mangrove swamps of the Florida Gulf Coast.
So much info! On my own I would have missed alot of that. You really do live a grand life! Love following your videos
Thank you so very much, Connie!
Awesome, I learn about all kinds of stuff from you thanks. Lots of Produce comes from here, and I hauled alot of if back in the day lol.
Hey Marc - you threw this ole Louisiana Man a curve when you took a detour to the West Bank and then into New Orleans. Seems like a good time. Stay safe !
Thanks George! If you're nearby, one West Bank spot I truly enjoyed was Perino's Boiling Pot. Sitting at the bar to eat, surrounded by locals who all knew one another was a good time with good food.
Just went to Del Pueblo RV resort on your recommendation it is a great place we will definitely return there. Thank you so much.
Our pleasure! Happy to hear that it worked out for you too.
Nice episode Mark. Thx.
Thank you Richard!
Caught me by surprise taking the side trip to NOLA, shake things up from the usual video, was a great video as always.
Thank you as always! We have to throw a curveball in every now and then.
Looks like a great time
It sure was.
We were at the Balloon Festival on Saturday morning for the mass ascension. Wish I had seen you there to say hello. You are an excellent story teller! Thanks.
Too funny! We wish we had known, would have loved to have met you.
Hi Marc! Yuma looks great, would love to spend time there someday. I don't think I ever knew that dates grew on a palm tree. Interesting! Loved the New Orleans footage. Thanks for all your hard work bringing us the fabulous shows. Happy days!
You're most welcome, Joyce, and thank you for watching!
Awesome video, Marc! Thank you for sharing these desert and Mississippi River experiences in this one!
Thank you Alan! We had to think long and hard about it how to integrate the two, but we think it works.
Awesome video, I lived in Louisiana for 2 years along time ago. Wanna take hubby, another great spot on my list ❤
Well then, Deb, you may get a kick out of our episode filmed in Cameron Parish: ruclips.net/video/X4pxmS8QLK4/видео.html
Going to Nawlins was a surprise.
It was for us, too. 😉
Loved this video! I would love to ride on a balloon!!!!
Thanks Jesi! I've done it once, spent about 90 minutes flying across Utah's Ogden Valley. It's a pretty special experience, do it if you get the chance.
Hello all
Hello to you, Charles!
As usual a great video! I has a job in Mt Laguna east of SD earlier this year. One of my fav places!
Well, not exactly Mount Laguna, but next week's episode will be from the Anza-Borrego Desert.
MORNING MARC, What an unexpected pleasure to view this video, as always YOU present such a fabulous work that we may share in. I so enjoyed Yuma and the New Orleans segment, the music was a great choice...Keep them coming, I'll be watching...always looking forward to watching.. Thanks again.. Thomas
Thank you as always, Thomas! Will we be seeing you in Quartzsite again this year?
CHEERS Marc good vid stayed in Yuma Jan 2020 till covid hit and then back for the winter of 2020 - 2021 thinking of going there after Q24.
Thank you Norm. And cheers to you as well!
Still here. Michelle Greenville Fl ❤❤😊
Happy to have you here!
Next time you need to visit the dunes and east desert on a side by side adventure!!
Count us in.
Always enjoyable to follow your adventures with such grand filming! Down here instead of making lemonade you take your lemons and add salt and tequila!!! Beautiful episode!
Thank you so very much, Lindy!
Cool video, love the idea of a ballon festival 🎉
Thank you Kat! It summed up our two-week visit to Yuma perfectly.
Great video....as full timer RVers we have snowbirded for the past 5 winters in the Foothills of Yuma. Not in a park, but renting a private lot right near the Barry Goldwater Bombing Range...love it here! Easy access to Utah and the other midwest states for summer travels! Lots of good off road sxs riding as well and oh one must attend Howling at the Moon at least once! Yuma is also an easy drive for a visit to Q.
We hope that you'll join us in the Q this January! Hit me up if you need more information.
Great job as usual Marc!
Thank you as always, Tom!
I love Yuma. Nice camping area. 🎉🎉
We truly enjoyed our two-week stay there.
Loved the video...NOLA brings back memories as it was my retirement trip along with the blues on Beale St in Memphis...Tried something in NOLA never had before...Turtle soup, loved it....I would totally be into the little ballon festival also....Would love to do the big one in New Mexico sometime....Looks like your gearing up for your big Quartzsite gig...Enjoy, travel safe...Be well
Thank you as always! We'd love to have you join us in the Q.
@@GrandAdventure Believe me, would love to....But being the wife is now bed ridden and im a full time caregiver, come this Christmas my motorhome hasnt gone anywhere in 2 yrs...Will be with ya in spirit though ....
@@akgobears that works. Our thoughts are with you and your wife.
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Very Enjoyable and interesting. I didn't know Yuma had a balloon festival. Funny thing, I work for Del Pueblo RV Park. We are going to be at Q24, come see us at our booth. We will be giving away 3 Nights free, for first timers to Del Pueblo so you can check us out if you have never been there. It's a jewel in the desert!
Thank you! I'm assuming that you mean that you'll be at the Quartzsite RV Show, for Q24 is a nearby RV rally that we're co-organizing that doesn't include vendor tents.
Yes we will be at the Quartzite show in January. I thought Q24 might be short for Quartzite! Blonde moment.....
If you are organizing an RV Rally we would love to participate!
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@@user-bi3hr8gx1c you are most welcome. Full details here: facebook.com/groups/980141865948737
Hey Marc, we need to hit this next year. We miss you guys, hope to hook up again next year. Where the hell is all that lettuce water coming from?? It must drain the Colorado. Wish we could be at the get together. That there is on of them RV RESORTS. I didn’t see that coming , NO in a Yuma video, that harbor looks like a scene from forest gump. I guess some day we will have to do New Orleans. Larry
Great to hear from you, Larry! Actually, although I do believe that some water does probably come from the Colorado River, as I understand it the irrigation district is supplied largely by a series of wells. You two are welcome anytime, and you know it.
What a great video, I know more about Yuma than I have learned while staying here for the past three winters. Looking forward to catching up at q24. Keep up the great work- Kyle
Thank you Kyle! We can't wait to see you and Michelle in Quartzsite.
Well, Yuma wasn't worth the visit in my opinion, but I didn't know they had a ballon festival. That's about the only thing I'd go back for. New Orleans is definitely worth several visits!
Honestly, we sincerely enjoyed our visit even though it was twice the length of our usual. Were it not for skiing, I could winter there.
@@GrandAdventure I don't get it, but I hear you. Lol
That was a fantastic episode! The editing was genius 😊
Thank you so very much NPP!
@@GrandAdventure I have one question great episode thank you for putting all your hard work into it.. but why did you stick the New Orleans part into this episode? It was great and things but that seem kind of lost on me. Did you know USS Lexington a WW2 aircraft carrier, went up the Mississippi to go to Mardi Gras in 1989 just a bit of trivia
@@leeproffitt69 I did not know that Lee, thank you! As for including New Orleans in this episode, it was kind of an off-the-cuff decision. With the business trip that was supposed to last all week (but in reality only lasted one day), I didn't know if I was going to get enough footage from the Yuma area when I got on the plane bound for NOLA. So I also filmed what I could in New Orleans. Then, even though I had enough footage to do justice for Yuma and not enough for a separate New Orleans episode, I decided, what the heck? Why not? It provides a little glimpse into some of the issues we face while traveling with a career, and it gives us a chance to showcase a different part of the country.
Great video Marc! Question, about how many balloons participate in the festival?
Thank you Shonnie! The morning mass ascension was probably around 20, give or take. The evening glow was around seven or eight.
Wow,ur videos are great,is there BLM land in Yuma for Boondocking
Thank you so much! Yep, there's a ton of boondocking available just NW of town in the Imperial Dam area. Knowing that I had to go to NOLA, however, we opted for an RV park so I could leave Mrs GA on hookups.