Quartzsite 2005

Every January for the past five years we have been going to Quartzsite Arizona in the motorhome. If you have never heard of Quartzsite you are not the only one. It is an obscure little town on Interstate 10, about 18 miles east of the California border. For most of the year there is not much going on but in January and February it becomes a magnet destination for RVers from all over the country. There is a big RV show and the whole town becomes one giant flea market with vendors selling everything from antiques to zebra statues. National Geographic magazine did a story on it in January 2001 and reported that there were 1 million visitors. Most of the RVs park on BLM land in the surrounding desert, either free or for a small permit fee.

This is our campsite. We were alongside a wash with Palo Verde trees and green grass, rarely seen in that location.



We had mostly beautiful sunny weather and gentle winds, making it great for flying our kites. The one in this photo is a big sled that we bought last year at the AKA convention in Seaside Oregon. I made my own bucket tail and line laundry to jazz it up a bit. It looked great in the sky and attracted a lot of people wanting to see it up close.



The desert was spectacular this year. Because of heavy rains long-dormant grasses and wildflowers were cropping up everywhere. Even the true old-timer desert rats were saying they had never seen it so green.