Quartzsite attracts a lot of interesting/different types, musicians, artists, as well as, some burned-out desert rats. Come show time, the populations explodes.
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.
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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.
Borrego Springs and the surrounding area are made for recreational pursuits.
Yes, we hit the major casinos, even won a few dollars but when we did not win big immediately, we looked around for something else to do.
The Chiricahua Apaches knew this place as “Land of the Standing-up Rocks” and the early pioneers named it “Wonderland of Rocks.” Today many think of it as a “Fantasy World.”
Bisbee, although not as well known, is a desirable location. We discovered Bisbee while serving as volunteers at a wildlife refuge 30 miles away.
Some snowbirds (even in RVs) like to go to the same place and stay in the same park with the same people year after year.
Exploring the desert can mean living in the desert. It’s not always easy to find your own comfort zone.
Yuma is a winter destination for many RVers and snowbirds but for us it’s the place we go to restock, plan and re-energize for the next leg of our adventure.
“This is the setting for almost every old cowboy movie I’ve seen (Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger, Shane)” was my thought the first time I encountered the desert.
We left Oregon in a flurry of rain, mist and fog—surprise!—but that did make for some incredible seas.
