Blogs from Quartzsite, Arizona, United States, North America - page 2

Quartzsite Arizona is one of those odd bucket list items for many RV'rs...us included. Whole winter dry camping in the desert has a unique appeal for some folks, however for us 4 days is good. Trust me 4 days was plenty. We spent our days hiking in the desert, enjoying the stars in the moonless dark nights, and of course visiting the vendors. It's incredible how much of the Milky Way can be seen in skies without moonlight or light pollution. Other than the ever-present wind and dust, there isn't much in Quartzsite to be truthful. Its normal 3500 person population explodes in the winter (especially in January). The town gets about a million visitors annually for the big-tent city that sets up with hundreds of vendors during the winter months. Thankfully we arrived after the ... read more

We decided to stay a couple more days here in Quartzsite. We drove to Parker yesterday...a town north of here. We picked up some groceries and washed the truck. That was our excitement for the day....we are planning on heading to the desert tomorrow, as our stay here is ending. There is a place just north of here that a lot of people go. We want to try our generator and see what it is like using our own power. It will only be for a couple of days then we will head to Tucson. We wanted to go there since we haven't been there for 20 years.... read more

Jon and Joyce got the new tires put on their rig this morning, so we didn't leave out of Tucson until around noon. We made our way up west of Phoenix to a SMALL town called Tonopah. Not much in this little town but a huge (355 spaces) RV park. They cater to the snowbirds, so this time of year the park is almost empty. Works good for us. Tomorrow we are off to head up the Colorado river on the border of Arizona and California. Goal is to make Needles, CA tomorrow afternoon. We'll see what might come up in the mean time. We are excited about seeing the new sights in California.... read more

Hi all, Our friends, Larry & Marsha have arrived and we have been getting together about every other day. We went to Algodones, Mexico (at the Yuma, AZ border) and had a great time. I was able to purchase some metal flowers for my garden at less than half the price than they were in Tucson, AZ. Everyone goes there for prescriptions & eyeglasses (Jim got new prescription 'progressive' sunglasses for $59.00 as well as a haircut for $5.00). Liquor stores, drugstores, dentists and optical stores are plentiful as well as the locals selling their wares. A very colorful country. I also have included a few pictures of our 'Quartzsite' hummingbird and also of the Woodpecker that is often outside our RV. Cousin Evelyn has visited from CA. and we had a wonderful time. We have ... read more

I was in Quartzsite, Arizona in January of this year. My little family and I stayed in one of the mobile home/trailers that the Quartzsite Yacht Club Motel rents out. Hmmm... nothing much to recommend. Renting a trailer is not any cheaper than staying at a regular hotel, nor anymore pleasant. To do it would be just for the experience of sleeping in a converted mobile home, ah... and of course for the opportunity to just walk to your bed after partying at the Yacht Club Bar at night. Lots of country music dancing at the Yacht Club! lots of beer and cheap drinks and really good tasting fried finger foods! The bar is a must do. Hadji Ali was a Greek man born in Syria who came to the US in 1857 as a camel ... read more