A 400' aerial view overlooking the All American Canal & the smaller Mohave Lateral Canal near Bard, California.  The region remains fertile from the nearby Colorado River, being a big agricultural area especially for date palms.  From here one can also see the Colorado River w/ Arizona across the way, however it is signicantly smaller than the All American Canal as nearly 2/3 of the Colorado River water is rerouted towards agriculture in the Imperial Valley.  While Mexico also gets water rights to the river, often it can be seldom a trickle by the time it reaches the border.

This location is also the former site of Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer founded on January 7, 1781.  A historical marker at the location reads the following: 

NO. 921 SITE OF MISSION SAN PEDRO Y SAN PABLO DE BICUNER – To protect the Anza Trail where it forded the Colorado River, the Spanish founded a pueblo and mission nearby on January 7, 1781. Threatened with the loss of their land, the Quechans (Yumas) attacked this strategic settlement on July 17, 1781. The Quechan victory closed this crossing and seriously crippled future communications between upper California and Mexico.

More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Pedro_y_San_Pablo_de_Bicu%C3%B1er