Quartzite AZ
I intended to remain in Congress AZ until mid November, but one morning I woke up and realized that I was ready to go to Quartzite even though the temps were still running up into the 90s. I just felt compelled to go right then, so I began packing and left early the next morning.
The trip down was an easy drive, less than 100 miles, and the weather was perfect. I tend to mosey along when I travel, at least I used to, but this trip in particular felt like the first time I left Ky in 2017. I so enjoyed the trip, taking in the beauty of the changing landscape, the mountains and nature in general.
It wasn’t long before I crossed into the valley between the mountains where the small town of Quartzite rests. As I drove through town all of my old haunts were there and I noticed that there have been quite a few improvements as well. In my heart I was saying I missed you.
My first stop was the refuse center just north of town where I disposed of my garbage, one of benefits of camping in the area. After that I stopped off at the laundromat to wash my dirty clothes and get a hot shower. I usually trek over to Blythe CA, about twenty miles west, to do my grocery shopping. I wasn’t really needing much of anything grocery-wise so I decided to go ahead and setup camp and make the trip when I needed to stock up again.
I have a favorite spot where I like to camp near Scadden Wash. It’s where I set up camp for the winter on my first trip out west and it just feels so comfortable to be here, like coming home.
I don’t mind camping around other people too much, sometimes there’s really no choice, but out here I can really just kick back and relax. Most of the regulars that camp here are also nomads so it’s usually pretty quiet and everybody’s courteous and watches out for one another, but enjoys their privacy too.
So the temps were high for a few days but I managed just fine, and now the temps are forecast to be in the mid-70s to low 80s with nighttime temps in the mid-50s, which is perfect weather for this time of year.
So… life is good. Here’s some more pics:
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