We watched the news over breakfast at the motel this morning (April 27th.) It was full of reports of Swine Flu, so we decided that Tecate and Mexico would keep for another day (another year!) and thus we headed left (ok, east) towards Jacumba and towards our first encounter with Roadside America.™
The Desert View Tower - an opportunity to climb a few stairs and stare across miles of stony desert and some scary rocks
scary rock
then admire a fabulous collection of kitsch on the way down.
desert essential
And all for a few bucks! Cool.
Pushing on towards Yuma, we came across Felicity, which stands at the centre of the world. (No, really, it does. The Mayor says so.)
the pyramid marks the spot
It was eerily quiet and seemed deserted. It had an unfinished feeling, as though the builders had been interrupted suddenly ( or, perhaps, abducted by aliens?) The pyramid was locked. After we'd wandered round the place a bit, a woman popped out of one of the buildings and called to us. It was the desert, it was hot and we were a little overcome by all the weirdness, so we politely declined her offer of a $10 tour. She insisted. We declined again. She called us stupid. We left.
I believe she might have been the Mayor's wife.
Oops!
6 comments:
Yes, calling punters stupid - that's the way to entice them in...
What's going on with the tower thing? Are those beams poking out?
with those people skills I wonder if anyone takes the tour, I'd expect NOT
It was just one small part of the rich tapestry of life! :D
Yup - there are beams poking out the sides of the tower. Not sure if they're decorative, or what, but they add to its uniqueness, don't you think?
I liked the tower - it was quirky.
LOL -- definitely NOT the way to win over balky tourists. Maybe the heat was getting to her, too. :)
wonderful photos. lived in SD three different times and never got out to Jacumba to see that tower.
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