They say you can get anything you want in Quartzsite, but you have to wait until the vendors show up. Before that all you see is an outline of what’s coming.

Quartzsite attracts a lot of interesting/different types, musicians, artists, as well as, some burned-out desert rats. Come show time, the populations explodes.

When Rusty and I were invited to spend a weekend in Radium, courtesy of Bighorn Meadows Resort, we had the chance to slow our own pace a bit.

Even if geology isn’t your thing, approaching and driving through Death Valley gives you a sense of all the tremendous geological happenings throughout the ages.

Check out these hikes and climbs in Zion National Park

More than just casinos and bright lights—unique and unusual attractions surround Laughlin, Nevada

The Bredas detail the next step in the Snowbirds series, heading north through California via the western route

So you have enjoyed day after day of warm sunshine in southwest USA this past winter, and as the seasons begin to change it is time to prepare for the trip home.

Salton Sea is rapidly evaporating but there is still time to see and play while you marvel at its beauty and variety.