Our Trip to Quartzsite, AZ
At one time someone brought camels to Quartzsite and we had our picture taken with a pseudo camel with our new friends Jane and Denise.
Happy February! It’s been an awesome few weeks down here in the Arizona desert. In between working with new clients, my husband and I found time to attend “Quartzsite RV Show” a few weeks ago. If you saw the movie “Nomadland” this should ring a bell.
Every January, as many as 750,000 to 1,000,000 people (mostly in RV’s) converge on the sleepy little desert town of Quartzsite, located just 20 miles east of the California border on Interstate 10, for the rock, gem, and mineral shows and numerous flea markets. The main attraction, though, is the Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show. This phenomenon started over 40 years ago and is now billed as “The Largest Gathering Of RVers in the World.”
It was certainly a trip, and we learned a lot about being full-time RVers, saw a band play, and Jeff ate some awesome food (Being vegan, I always bring my own food).
As a photographer, these types of events are so much fun. Beyond the extravaganza of hundreds of thousands of RVs all in one place, the people watching are amazing. I could have wandered around and just taken photos all day every day.
This is a beautiful one-of-a-kind RV that we saw by the FlippingNomad.
Always have to have Kettle Corn at each show. There’s the camel from far away that you see in the top picture. .
Here’s an RV that we really like and would like to upgrade to the Grand Design Solitude 390RK. It’s bigger and has great storage underneath. I’d prefer to get one that has light-colored furniture like this one.
We were only 20 minutes from the California border. I had never seen an Agriculture station before entering a state. We also stayed at a No Hotel/Motel where your car park outside your door. I thought the light coming through the door in the morning was kinda neat. I was glad to have my White Noise app which drowned out the neighbor’s noises.
We checked out on of the many flea markets. Jeff and I are taken by the cactus skeletons.
Many RV’s come to boondock their rig on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) They can camp for free for up to 14 days. The pile on the right is lots of beads. I bought a few to turn into a bracelet.