GC72D03 Mondo's NAT #657 - Yuma
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 03/19/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 05.046 W104° 57.662 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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Native American Tribe series.

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Yuma

Of the Yuman Family, the tribe traditionally lived in the Colorado River Valley and nearby areas in southern California and Arizona. Grouped into loose bands that averaged about 135 people, the bands were lead by headmen, who had shown skills as a warrior and in economic matters. They were not nomadic and seldom left their villages, which were filled with homes made of a frame of logs and poles with a thatch covering. Built, partially underground to keep out the extreme heat, the houses, usually measuring about 20 by 25 feet, were usually occupied by a number of family members. The Yuma were farmers, raising corn, beans, pumpkins, and melons. They were first visited by the Spanish explorer, Juan de Oņate, in 1604-05. They were described as a fine people, far superior to most other Indians. For centuries they battled the Papago, Apache, and other tribes for control of the fertile flood plains of the Colorado River. By 1853, their numbers were estimated to be about 3,000. Today, many of the tribal members live on the Fort Yuma-Quechan Reservation, which is located along both sides of the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona. The reservations' nearly 2,500 members prefer to be called the Quechan (pronounced Kwuh-tsan). They continue to be an agricultural tribe, but also operate several businesses and count on tourism as a large part of their economy. The reservation borders the states of Arizona, California, Baja California and Mexico, encompassing 45,000 acres.

05/31/2019 By mondou2
Maintenance check. Cache is still there and log is in place.

03/29/2019 By scavengerhunting
It was my mom's birthday today, and she wanted to go geocaching for the day! It was a bit cold today with the rain and wind, but we managed to get 46 of our 56 cache goal. We had to get the last 10 the next day. TFTC!

Cache: 42 / 56

03/26/2019 By beluga_squad
Thanks for the hide! It was an awesome day of caching with my sweet sister, @giacaches. :)

03/26/2019 By giacaches
This is such a neat idea for a series! I am logging this one on a plane so am taking some time to read the interesting descriptions that accompany each cache - time that I most certainly was not taking earlier today whilst breaking a record for most caches found in one day with my dear sister (beluga_squad).

Your effort to educate and entertain with this series does not go unnoticed! TFTC :)

12/30/2018 By cajrrman
I went out for some almost end of the year caching today and found 42 including this one at 2:15 pm. Thanks for the cache and for making my day more fun!

08/16/2018 By FresnoDancingFool
No joy here; I parked along the side road and walked back to the obvious beacon, given the coordinates and the hint, but spotted nothing but some anxious wasps. They made me anxious as well, and perhaps I didn't search carefully enough. Fortunately I had a large number of other caches for which I could search, so a DNF or two wasn't going to hurt me much. TFTC anyway!

08/11/2018 By LiveWire77
Thank you for placing this cache so we could enjoy the search and its discovery. sl

08/11/2018 By shortcircuit77
Live Wire and I caching in the Dacono and Frederick area finding 12 of 13. Thank you for placing this cache so we could enjoy the game. sl

07/31/2018 By kwinseck
This is how I imagine the last one should've been but wasn't. TFTC!

07/31/2018 By bushmathster
Very nice hide. TFTC

01/05/2018 By dustyriver
A Good cache, found on a good day with BriGuy = Best Wishes, DustyRiver / Terry