A short distance from my current parking spot at the Paradise Casino in Winterhaven, California is a very famous small rise of land known as Indian Hill. Atop of this hill sits the St. Thomas Indian Mission.This is a very famous hill for on the other side of the mission and not seen in these below photos is the site of Old Fort Yuma which guarded the Yuma River Crossing many years ago. Back in those days this location was the only place to cross the then mighty Colorado River for hundreds of miles. as always you can click a photo to see an enlarged view…click it again for an even larger view.
Here’s the view from my dining room window…
Even though We’ve both been there a number of times, two days ago my friend Randy and I went for a walk to the top of the hill. I brought my camera along to show you the views. Along the way I took this shot overlooking a small park. In the distance to the left you can see the visitors center for the remains of the Old Yuma Territorial Prison which is located on the banks of the Colorado River. To the right of the prison you can see the old railroad bridge first built in 1877. The river has taken away the bridge a number of times. the current bridge was built in 1923…
If you are interested in the history of the railroad bridge, you can click this link… http://www.yumasun.com/articles/bridge-74638-railroad-river.html
Once atop the hill…looking back to the left you can see the Paradise Casino and parking lot…
In the next zoom photo you can see the motorhome and Bronco. It’s the rig furthest in the back on the right…
Next a 180 degree panorama shot with the Colorado River on the left…
Finally a shot looking over the Colorado River at the City of Yuma, Arizona…the sunniest spot in the United States…
Yesterday we took another walk through the marshes and along the river. Here are four more photos. First two lower views of Indian Hill and the mission…
Then looking across the Colorado into Arizona and the old Yuma Territorial Prison…
And finally the Colorado River under the railroad bridge…
I hope you enjoyed the views!
All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2012
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