KILZ FILLZ Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Bert Vaughn, who owned the town of Jacumba, built the stone lookout between 1922-28. Its 70-foot-high tower was dedicated in memory of the area's rough pre-highway days, when the journey between Yuma and the Pacific Ocean took a month across blasted moonlike terrain. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9178 here is the view from the top: here is the village at the base: Misc: 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LUGR Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Cool! You get any of those bumper stickers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Cool thread. That area looks so much like central australia it's uncanny. imagine a month trekking through that. Like the Huey on the gas station! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/2/2022 at 6:52 PM, LUGR said: Cool! You get any of those bumper stickers? Yeah I got the firepower and pharmaceuticals one lol. Kinda regret not getting the chicken crossing the road one now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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