This was a Federal prison on top of a rock from the 1876's until 1909. It is now a state park and museum. It sit's high a top the Colorado River. Ansel remembered that no one ever escaped, but the ranger told him that 4 did try to jump in the river but they were plucked out of the river by the Mexico Federalies and met their fate at their hands.
The Colorado River looking NE. Ca in on the other side.
Ansel's scooter makes a great little pack horse too.
The cells each held 6 prisoners and were barley 7'x6' wide. There was a door in between these two cells. The cots are stacked three on each side and barely 2' feet wide. Maybe we should go back to this style of accommodations, in the horrendous heat.
Ansel made some new friends to tell some stories to. Imagine that??? These folks were from Vancouver BC, which segwayed nicely into some Hastings Park race stories.
there were displays of horse hitching and other cowboy items that the prisoners made. This bit caught my interest.
A belly dump buck board??? Ansel said they were actually quite common. I never imagined the technology started on a wagon so long ago.
It was a nice stop, here's a picture of across the river from the prison.
It was a nice stop, here's a picture of across the river from the prison.
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