Day 882: Again, to Quartzsite

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After last night’s rain, we awoke to a surprisingly clear morning at the Railroad Pass Casino:

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We drove south to visit a interesting geological area called Knob Hill.  We dropped off the RV on the dirt access road before it got too difficult to continue while towing:

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We hitched back up and headed back to the highway:

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Continuing south and east, we eventually crossed from Nevada into California:

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After a while, we crossed into Arizona.  After a last-chance grocery stop in Parker, Arizona, we continued south to overnight at the RV center of the world, Quartzsite, Arizona.  We’ve been here several times before (see here).  Each winter, 300,000 RVs come to stay at the BLM’s La Posa long term visitor area (LTVA), where a $180 permit buys camping rights here from roughly September to April.  Around the LTVA, there are five “normal” BLM areas that allow free dispersed camping for up to two weeks:

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In the past we’ve stayed at the Hi Jolly BLM area north of the LTVA and the Roadrunner BLM area south of the LTVA.  This time we decided to try the Scaddan Wash BLM area, which is East of the LTVA.

See the trip map for today’s drive and our current location.

Day 881: Zayde’s new PC

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Zayde decided he needed a new PC.  We ordered it through Office Depot for pick up, but when we picked it up it turned out to be a demo unit, so the first step was to restore to factory fresh:

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While we waited for this to complete, the kids did homeschool and Trish did some crocheting:

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B finished coloring her page:

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I finished up with the new computer around 9pm.  We would have stayed at my parents’ house tonight, but the permit expired at 3AM, so we topped off our water, reluctantly said our goodbyes, and hit the road.  The plan was to overnight on BLM land, but the drizzle we encountered as we pulled away turned into hard rain as we continued east.  Concerned about getting stuck in the mud, we decided to shorten tonight’s drive and overnight at the Railroad Pass Casino.  See the trip map for today’s drive and our current location.