![]() How perfect this setting was for us … out in nature, removed from traffic and frenzy, spectacular sunrises and sunsets, a blanket of stars at night, full rainbows, coyote serenades … so perfect.Īnd then, there were the people we met here who became like a family so that even though we were far removed from society, we found a circle of friends who reached out, invited, shared and helped with what they had, what they knew. Spectacular sunrises every morning in Quartzsite And then, the other rocks of a vast assortment of colors began to cry out to me … greens, blues, turquoise, rose, orange, purple … so vivid and beautiful as I walked the desert washes. The gleaming white quartz that I collected became a giant peace sign that marked our camping spot. I couldn’t resist their pull to be noticed, appreciated, held and yes gathered in my pockets or bag to take home. I was immediately drawn to the rocks that grace the land here. Quartzsite rocks create a beautiful peace sign Life slowed down, time expanded and we found ourselves living with the rhythm of nature. No, it was all the new experiences we had here, far removed from the hustle and bustle of society (at least until we had to make trips to replenish supplies). Same as my book that isn’t a “how to” live a fulltime RVing life, but a WHY to live your dream. There’s plenty of others who give you the tips and tricks for doing this sort of camping. Nah … that’s not why I am compelled to write about camping in Quartzsite. Now, I at first thought this blog post would tell you how we lived here and made it work without full hook-ups. But, then, a few recent days with temps in the 90s tells us we definitely don’t want to be here during the heat of the summer. So began a new experience of living in the desert – and even after five months, we are still taken aback by the majestic beauty, the peace and serenity and finding it difficult to leave. ![]() Lots of wide open space all around us, a few neighbors now and then, but no one ever parked close enough to make us feel like our space was being invaded. Once we settled in, we never sought a different spot – it was perfect. We picked a spot, further back across a few washes with a beautiful saguaro out our back door, surrounded by mountains, where the sunrises and sunsets dazzled and awed. ![]() We arrived before the onslaught and by the time we prepared to leave in April, it was fast becoming a ghost town again. The population of this tiny little town explodes during the winter season from 879 to estimates of hundreds of thousands! There are four different camping areas available and during the height of the winter season, all are filled with the assorted extreme of campers - from tents to vans to pickup campers to the fancy schmantzy class A’s. The total acreage of the BLM land in Quartzsite is over 11,000 acres. All that we knew for sure was that our $180 long-term camping pass bought us a camping spot from October 15 to April 15 and access to trash dumpsters, water and a dump station. We came here not knowing all the how’s and when’s and where’s of setting up camp in the middle of a desert … new territory with new experiences. We’ve been here for 151 days, a total of five months camping off the grid on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land where hundreds of thousands gather every winter to escape the cold and snow. In two days, the wheels will start turning once again as we begin our trek back to Missouri to visit family and friends after spending 40 days and 40 nights in the desert in Quartzsite.
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