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A Foxy Bouse Spot

Posted on Monday, 2023-Feb-27th by ralph

It was time to resupply. Rather than hit Quartzsite with its limited grocery options, I went up to Parker. Parker isn’t big city level of selection but it’s a hell of a lot better than Quartzsite. My plan was to … Continue reading →

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The Quartz in Quartzsite

Posted on Friday, 2023-Feb-24th by ralph

I made my way north from Yuma knowing I probably would not be back this far south again until next winter. I was headed up to Quartzsite to meet Carolyn for her Arizona meet and greet. After that, I had … Continue reading →

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Yuma eats, suburbs and a little RV repair

Posted on Monday, 2023-Feb-20th by ralph

My visit to Yuma ended up being a two week stay. As this was my “destination” for my travels south in the USA this time, I felt I should make the most of it. I walked around the Fortuna suburbs, … Continue reading →

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Sunniest city on earth?

Posted on Wednesday, 2023-Feb-15th by ralph

I was spending a bit of time mooch docking at Larry’s place, in a suburb of Yuma called Fortuna Foothills. While I have been in the Yuma area previously, my experience consisted mostly of stocking up at the local Walmart … Continue reading →

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Oasis in the desert – Mittry Lake

Posted on Friday, 2023-Feb-3rd by ralph

I had done some initial research on free camping in the Yuma area. While there is desert camping around, and some cheap long term camping that includes use of water and a dump station, I was after some free water … Continue reading →

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The many mines of Bouse

Posted on Monday, 2023-Jan-30th by ralph

My holiday season camping spot near Bouse turned out to have lots of backroads leading lots of mines and other surprises. There is a long mining history here. You just have to look at a topo map to see how … Continue reading →

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Solitude between the people and the aqueduct

Posted on Tuesday, 2023-Jan-17th by ralph

I decided for my second week in the desert that I would check out a new area, but nothing too far away from Bouse, where I had some vague plans to camp with Carolyn and friends over the Christmas holidays. … Continue reading →

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Quartzsite BLM camping

Posted on Friday, 2023-Jan-13th by ralph

With my new solar installed, my plan was to hang out near Quartzsite for the week, at the Plomosa Road BLM camping area. I arrived back to find my spot still still available, so decided it was good enough to … Continue reading →

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Solar at last

Posted on Friday, 2023-Jan-6th by ralph

My only real goal this winter was get my solar upgrade done while I was in the Quartzsite area. I had set up an appointment at Discount Solar, a place that has a reputation for doing good work, but not … Continue reading →

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Unexpected forest

Posted on Tuesday, 2023-Jan-3rd by ralph

I had a slightly longer drive to my next destination, as I wanted to avoid the Las Vegas area for boondocking entirely. I had scouted out a road and trailhead east of Searchlight, Nevada with the googles aerial. It had … Continue reading →

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