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...from a fulltime RVer |
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Quartzsite,
Arizona
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Boondocking
in the Desert
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January,
2006
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Quartzsite Yuma Grand
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Even
though I'd done my fair share of boondocking in the years I'd been
fulltiming, boondocking in the desert held no appeal for me. When
Tab asked me to come speak to the Graduating
Class of 2005, I refused, saying I hadn't become a fulltime
RVer to know where I'd be a year in advance and besides, I wasn't
a public speaker. But as I started reading the posts on RV.Net
and the Escapees
forums, I felt such an affinity for this group that I just could
not pass on the opportunity of meeting them. When the time neared,
though, I found myself sick with "Depression
in the Desert" and I almost didn't make it. I now consider
it one of my wisest decisions to forge ahead and meet this wonderful
group of inspirational people.
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Here's
an aerial shot of the big tent area, surrounding vendors and RVs.
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| Here's an aerial shot of our campsite located down one of the dustiest roads ever! Too bad this was taken when it was almost empty after most of the class had left. But this shows that we had lots of room all to ourselves way out there. And like Tony (Firedude) never lets us forget: did we mention the dust??? | |||
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A
closer up shot of our campsite. We were way down at the end of the
South LaPosa area.
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| Great food and fun times made up for a lot, though. Here we are having a potluck dinner in front of Anne & Henry Goldman's house. | |||
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| I think we were all a bit surprised at how cold it was on those desert nights, but the glow of roaring fires and kindling friendships made it all worthwhile. | |||
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| There were seminars where we shared tips and talks with each other. | |||
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Here are some links of others I had fun with who have written about it: Check out Motorcycle
Mama Malia via my friend Firedude's
site - now that's the way to see the desert! I was really happy to finally get to meet Ron Bunge from HitchItch.com. His was one of the sites I haunted to learn about fulltime RVing and Terry, a fellow rockhound who gifted me with one of the first turquoise necklaces he made. Their blog about Quartzsite begins here and he writes about our meetings starting on Jan. 29. Tab, my bestest graduating buddy, the tireless coordinator of the class, and the main reason I made it to Quartzsite, writes about his and his sweet wife, Deanna's, experiences here on his blog. |
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