Goodbye Quartzsite

Today we left Quartzsite headed for California(well.....JUST inside California)where we are boondocked in a 14 day short stay area of BLM. We like this place so we always come here instead of the Long term area 4-5 miles east where we have the permit. We will be here for a few days to visit Yuma which is just 10 miles away and also to visit Mexico which is even closer.

Diesel fuel here by our parking area is $4.46/gallon!!! Ouch! Needless to say , we did not buy fuel there! Just 10 miles from here in Yuma it is $3.96/gallon. It is hard to believe that it has gotten so high but if you are going to live this lifestyle you have to cut other places so you can afford the fuel!! Like, get eyeglasses in Mexico! And Tequilla!

We won't have internet hook-up for a few days while we travel so I will catch up with this blog as I can.

80 Miles Of Desert Beauty

Today we set off to find a geocache and went through areas of this Sonoran Desert we had never seen. We were very near the Colorado River and went through the Ehrenberg-Cibola OHV area. We ate our packed lunch in a sandy wash with flowers all around and other than birds chirping, silence. It was very nice but we still had at least a 2 hour ride ride back to the bus, so we headed back and ended up putting 80 miles on the quads for the day! Whew!
It was a great day, sunny and just a little breeze that made wearing shorts quite comfortable. We really enjoy this desert.

It's not just more of the same.

We had a great day to ride. We had been in this part of the desert but found new trails and new sights. We rode about 30 miles and got back to the bus just in time for a nap!

More of the cacti are in bloom along with many more flowers.

We are still in the desert in Quartzsite,AZ. The desert flowers are beginning to bloom and we are trying to see them all as we ride our quads pretty much every day.