Last stop in California

I made up 28.7 miles between today and a short ride yesterday, so I've crossed the California portion of the desert faster than I expected. I'll stay tonight just west of Yuma, still in the very southeast corner of California.

In the early 20th century, the only way to make a road across this sandy soil in this part of the country was to build plank roads like these. A few still exist as remnants of the early days of automobiles. The road I cycled on was nearly as bumpy.

I'm not far from Araz Junction, along the Southern Pacific Railway. Nearby are the ruins of Araz stagecoach stop, from the Butterfield stagecoach route. I hear there's a homeless encampment north of the tracks, I'd better be careful here.