Yuma Territorial Prison Ride 6-14

[Spinrock9]

Went down to the Colorado River/Yuma Territorial Prison today and took a few shots.  114 F at the time. 

This is the most visited 'State' Park in Arizona I'm told.

One of 12 Colt 45's purchased at one time for the guards.

Colt 45 owned by Pearl Hart.  She was involved in the last stage coach robbery in Arizona.

Pearl Hart served 3 years at Yuma.  Participated in the last holdup of a stagecoach in Arizona Territory.

Shot of where you went if you were a criminal in the day.  Yuma Territorial Prison

Shot of my StumpJumper parked while I walked out on the Ocean to Ocean bridge for some photos...

Here comes the 3:10 to Yuma right on schedule.  The engineer saw me hanging over the bridge taking this shot and layed on that big ole horn.  I figured he thought he could get me to fall right on over the edge.... almost did.  Now if I could just get his horn on my KLR....  at this point, the engine is in Kalifornia and the cars are still in Arizona.  The river is the state line.

Sally Port at the Yuma Territorial Prison.

Another shot showing some dirt bikes parked along the river while everybody got wet.

Yuma Territorial Prisoner.....MEDIA MAGGOT

Early attempts at prison population control with KLR's.  Guard shown chasing two escapees here.

Found buried at the inmates cemetary.  Good condition for being buried for over 125 years.

A restored bus used to transport prisoners from Tombstone to Yuma until 1902.  Rumor has it that Pearl Hart swiped this bus and used it for recreational travel til her death in 1956.

Bus as it is seen today abandoned 8 miles from the Territorial Prison.

Would have gotten some more shots, but it was way too hot to be out in that sunshine today.  Headed for some AC!

[macgart]

That looks like a neat place to visit.  Quite a contrast from our cool temps here in Colorado.  I'm still wearing my winter coat on the high passes. 

[SLO-KLR]

Ya did good on posting the pics spinrock.  Use the code that says forums and the pic will show up full size like your first pic.  The others you used the codes for thumbnails, that's why they are small.
114*  OUCH!!! 

[Spinrock9]

Ya did good on posting the pics spinrock.  Use the code that says forums and the pic will show up full size like your first pic.  The others you used the codes for thumbnails, that's why they are small.
114*  OUCH!!! 

Thanks for the tip.  I was a bit confused at first with ImageShack.  Hondo mentioned that it was safer than Photobucket which I normally use.  I think I have it fixed now.

[buzzardco]

Went by the turnoff several times but never stopped ,thanks for the pictures. The heat is always a killer. I rememver riding just south of Death Valley the first week of August at 117 degrees. Couldn't wai to get to Barstow Ca to briefly cool off.

[Spinrock9]

117 or 118  is the highest temp we have had in Yuma so far this summer.  Expecting upwards of 120 in the next couple of days. 

It's just hard to describe that kind of heat on a bike.  You keep moving but the air is so hot that you feel like you are the chicken in a convection oven. 

I would succumb to heat exhaustion  if I had to do long distance driving during the daytime.  You just can't carry enough water.  Border Patrol advises 2 gallons of water per HOUR in this heat!

I recently installed the radiator bypass and use straight distilled water with Water Wetter only. Engine temperature is holding in stop and go traffic dead on 200F with the radiator fan turned on manually.  I'm running a 195F thermostat so I'm very pleased with that. 

[buzzardco]

Maybe the "Hurricane mod" might also help with fuel problems. I was on my Yamaha Venture at this time.  I have my doubts if the KLR would have done as well in the heat. My KLR seems to stumble here  in Denver at about 96 degrees. Maybe its a combo of bad gas,heat and altitude. I recall seeing steel bands of car radial tires and black marks on the pavement where cars have burned up along the road in the desert. It gave me a spookey feeling like, if the bike fails I might be in some deep _ _ _ _.

[Spinrock9]

It is a concern riding solo out in the desert during the summer.  Cell phones seldom work out in the boonies and if you are disabled without water....somebody had better stop or you could be in serious trouble.

As for the KLR in the heat...  it runs in town at 117 degrees at the 11:30 mark continually. (200degrees)  So it's fine with the fan on.  This is stop and go traffic I might mention.  Without the manual fan switch it would be higher of course.