Our goal today was a boondocking area just north of Quartzsite, Az. However, we didn’t make it. About an hour into today’s drive we got a rock into the driver’s side window. The star in the window is the size of a quarter.
Stopped in Palm Spring/Cathedral City to get the window fixed. The first place we looked for was no longer at their internet address. I think a lot of the window fix places don’t have a physical location any longer they all work out of mobile vans. The second place has a physical location but I could not get the motorhome close to their building. When towing the car I cannot backup so I don’t drive into a parking lot I don’t see a way out of without having to back out.
We drove around the block several times before I could find a place to park. Ended up in a strip mall lot a block away. They came over in their mobile truck and fixed the window. They did a really nice job however this took us three hours
We ended up at a rest stop just inside Arizona and 20 miles from the boondocking area we were looking for. It was 6:10 and decided it wasn’t worth the hassle of trying to find a boondocking campsite in the dark.
Another rest spot campsite.
Near Quartzsite, AZ – Thursday February 25, 2016
Another day on the road.
Campsite picture:
This is a nice rest stop and we got a place next to an island. This lets us have the bedroom slide out for the night.
Here is the campsite picture.
This has “You are Here” on a map of the lake.
Some information about the lake.
Look at these amazing classic boats.
Better picture of one of the boats.
Here is the one on the RIGHT.
Here is the one on the LEFT.
If you said left you win and get drive into the campground if you said right you’ll need to figure out how to go down a narrow two lane road with cars parked on both sides and not turn into the road with the little sign that says limited access no turn around. After a couple of tries we made it.
The campground is about a half mile down hill from the town.
Some of the information about the town points out the town is on one of the many ground faults. This is not a very good picture however you can still see how the rock is twisted.
This picture is looking down onto the town. It was interesting and Jean and I had a good time. Spent the afternoon enjoying the heat, 95 I think was the high.
We are in site A8 and part of A9.
There is only 25 to 30 feet between the power and water poles. The park information says they have 265 sites and we are one of 5 people tonight. The park ranger said they should be sold out this weekend.
We have reached summer, it was 95 today and I got a strawberry drink.
This is a picture from Google taken from Olmsted Point.
This is what we saw, looking at the cracks on the rocks I think they are close to the same point.
Look at the trees growing out of the side of the center rock.
Tioga Pass on the way home, sticking on the road.
