Getting Covid Shots @ the Yuma Civic Center in Yuma, Arizona

People 55 and up just became eligible to receive Covid Vaccine shots.  I called the Covid Vaccine Registration phone number at 9:30 am to get appointments, and one hour later, Eric and I had appointments at the Yuma Civic Center at noon.

There's lots of parking here.

The line forms ahead...

Eric and I finished our on-site registration...

... & wait to get our first Covid Vaccine Shots.

During our half-hour wait, Eric and I are given information to sign onto an online portal to set up our second dose appointments.

Our Vaccination selfie

We celebrate with

icecream cones

from Dairy Queen.

And then came the surprise...

Our neighbor, Brenda

is spreading cheer

in her T-Rex

Costume.

Our Stay @ Foothill Village RV Resort in Yuma, Arizona

 After a 12 mile drive east, Eric

& I arrive at Foothill Village

 RV Resort.

This small RV Resort is just

off of Interstate 8, near

Exit 14.

There are children here, which is a nice change for us.  Many of the RV Parks in and around Yuma are Age Qualified, meaning at least one RVer must be 55 or older.  This article delves into the topic.

The Swimming Pool & Spa

   

The Shuffle Board Courts also

host Cornhole Games.

There's no Playground here for young children.  There is a weekly Crafts Program for them.

A Grill & lots of counter space

for the sides.

RVers who stay for three or more

months are assigned Mail Boxes.

The Lounge includes Cubicles for

computer use, an Area Attractions

 Rack, a Snack & Coffee Nook,

 comfortable seating & a TV.

The Pool Room

The Laundry Room includes a

table with a Jigsaw Puzzle.

Campsites next to the outer wall.

One of our neighbors is

Foothills Eatery &

Spirits.

This 1992 Beaver Contessa

is a stand-out.

There's lots of space here

right now.

It's mid-March and some RVers are driving north to their homes.

There's room to park next

to the concrete pad at our

campsite.

We have full hookups - Electric with good voltage, Water, and Sewer.  Even though Foothill Village is just off Interstate 8, it's quiet here at night.  The cars and trucks travel through and don't lumber up the ramp late at night.

Our Saint Patrick's Day

decorations.

The Cactus is showing off

its Irish.

Grogu joins our Snowman

to celebrate.

Eric, please pour me a Guinness.  Thanks, hon!

An Upclose Visit to a Bridge off of US 95 N - Near Yuma, Arizona

Eric & I passed this suspension

bridge while driving south from

Quartzsite on US 95.

I've wondered about the water it crosses and where the road it connects goes.

One day Eric & I took a drive to see the bridge close up and find out more about it.

The bridge is no longer usable & there's a nearby nest of Bees.

The road to the bridge is

blocked off.

The No Trespassing sign

discourages people on

foot.

With many warnings to stay off the bridge, I decide to take these pictures from behind the guide rail.  

The plaque on the left side of the bridge has been removed & has been graffitied.

The plaque on the right has also

been removed.

This is the McPhail Bridge.  It was built in 1928 - 1929 to cross the Gila River.  The Imperial Dam, north of Yuma, was built in 1936 - 1938.  The Gila River was rerouted and another bridge was built over the river's new route, leaving this bridge "high and dry."

The bridge was used until 1968.  Arizona DOT decided that it wouldn't safely carry the weight of heavier modern trucks.  That's probably when the plaques were removed from it.  The McPhail Bridge became Arizona's "Bridge to Nowhere."

Hiking the Painted Desert Trail in Imperial Wildlife Refuge North of Arizona

Eric & I drove north on US 95 to the US Army Proving Ground.

Our ride west on North Martinez

Lake Road will be slowed

because of Road Construction.

Part of our drive is guided

by a Pilot Car (truck).

Eric turns onto Red Cloud Mine Road and follows it to...

Imperial National Wildlife

Refuge

We are here to hike the 

Painted Desert Trail.

It's a 1.4 mile loop. 

The rise on the right looks

like a pile of Road

Construction debris.

The colors of the dirt &

rocks change in just a

few yards.

Horse Poop...

We share the trail with

Horseback Riders.

A shot of Eric & me.

Millions of years of erosion

creates outcrops.

The trail ahead...

The trail opens up & the

hills have gentle slopes.

This outcropping looks to

me like a person looking

up, hands held to the

chest.

I've changed my mind.

A busty alien looks for

her ride home.

I wonder what causes 

the greenish tinge on

the left.

It's slow going on this short

trail because I stop to take

LOTS of pictures.

Eric looks out at the

horizon from a high

point on the trail.

The first Teddy Bear Cholla

on today's hike.

A shot from another high point.

The trail dips....

I'm glad we have

our Trekking Poles.

The vista changes after a few hundred feet.

The white pole at the base of

the outcrop is a welcome

guide to keep us on the trail.

It would be easy to get lost out here.

Eric found my 

hiding spot.

Another dip in the trail &

stairs to help hikers

make the ascent.

Walking on loose gravel

is slow going.

Eric's hiding spot.

The terrain opens up again.

The Painted Desert is made 

up of tan, rust & different 

shades of brown 

Eric asked me to take a photo

of this bush because its

grey leaves remind him

of Dusty Millers.

Another name for this

trail could be 

The Photo Op Loop.

A previous hiker built a Cairn to

 help guide those who follow.

Eric took a shot of me

with one of the few

benches on the trail.

The grey stone doesn't fit

into the earth tone palate

of this area.

The loop brings Eric &

me back to the parking

area & our car.

Painted Desert Trail is mostly flat, as advertised.  Eric and I were glad we brought our Trekking Poles to "conquer" the dips and rises on this picturesque hike.