Quartzsite, AZ

This place is interesting. The population is about 300 in the summer but 100,000 in the winter with 75,000 RVs and huge swap meets and all kinds of events at any one time. We are here at the off season for the winter, that is good for us, being that we don’t like crowds. There are still lots of vendors to look at and this weekend there is a chili cook off with 50 cooks from around the country competing along with a salsa competition. Les will like that. Also, there is bluegrass bands scheduled. I’m looking forward to that. Just hope the weather cooperates. Today it was close to 80o but this afternoon the wind started to gust and temps seem to be dropping and rain showers are predicted. The little A is rocking with many of the gusts! I just hope that it settles down by bedtime! We had a special treat this evening with a total lunar eclipse. I tried taking pics but I don’t have a wonderful camera. It was really neat.


No, Les has not grown! This was one of a series of miniature houses at the Stagecoach museum in town. Rock collecting around here is very big. Gem Shows are very popular. And if you want to stake a 40 acre claim to mine for gold, you can still do it here. We spoke with a fellow in our campground who worked a claim with a buddy yesterday. He was not successful after shoveling dirt all day and processing it, but the fellow who owned the claim said he usually had better days. Claims are advertised here for sale. Gold fever anyone?


This was a very interesting camper just down the road from us. I can’t imagine putting those items out? And if you look in the camper, there are more of the same there. He must be a good customer for these vendors here.


I like this picture, it makes me feel tall! Here I am with Mom and Aunt Kate. Kate and Harp were so hospitable to us while we were in Tucson. We are hoping to return here on our trip back east to see them again.


Here is a super surprise! Pam and Joe will join us in Riverside, CA to witness Les’s race car experience. We are camping at a nearby county park and they are staying with friends just minutes away. This is super. Oh, we are seeing tons of Nascar trailers heading west on I10 today and yesterday. We got on the web and saw that there is a race at the California Speedway this weekend. Maybe they will warm it up for Les?? We plan to stay here in Quartzsite until Sunday and then stop at a park or 2 before going to the speedway.