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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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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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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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More about Mesquite

Posted on Thursday, 2022-Dec-29th by ralph

My week in Mesquite ended up being more interesting than I expected, like finding the old Route 91. OK, that was interesting to *me*, being a bit of a map and transportation nerd, but hopefully those of you who read … Continue reading →

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The original original Route 91 found

Posted on Saturday, 2022-Dec-24th by ralph

As I was now far enough south to be out of the cold and snow, I was not motivated to travel long distances to get to warmer climes. So today I had the luxury of only an hour and a … Continue reading →

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At the northern end of the warm zone

Posted on Thursday, 2022-Dec-15th by ralph

I left my abandoned campground, expecting that as I headed further south there would be less snow and warmer weather. That was not true, the weather stayed about the same temperature, and the snow cover got heavier as I approached … Continue reading →

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Plan B implemented

Posted on Monday, 2022-Dec-12th by ralph

I awake at 5am in the dark. Might as well check the weather forecast and see how much snow is coming. The forecast has become much more bleak, in fact there is a snowfall warning out now. I lay in … Continue reading →

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