We took our neighbor out 4wheeling and went to Wellton. Wellton is the next town east of Yuma off of interstate 8. We were going to ride north of town and head east toward the next towns along the interstate. Our plan was to follow a part of the Arizona peace trail. This is an ATV trail that makes a giant loop within Arizona and is at least eight hundred miles long. It isn't really a new trail. It uses existing roads and trails but they have added signage so you can make the giant loop without getting lost. Well east of Wellton it isn't marked so we had to guess where we were. We thought we were doing well when we saw a sign for a BLM road that looked well used. We followed it until we hit the Yuma Proving Ground signs that warn of danger and then the no trespassing sign. We turned around and headed back.
We took some other trails that go north toward the mountains. Where we were you could only go so far and then you hit the danger signs again. It was beautiful back where we went and we had good views of the fields in the distance toward the interstate. You can't really get lost out here so that is one good thing. When we got back we realized that we shouldn't have gone on the BLM road but should have stayed on the road that follows the irrigation canals. Oh well we will just have to give it another try one of these days.
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