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First, the sale.
We walked down the many dusty aisles and bought some craft supplies.
To our delight we found a rock tumbler, that due to supply chain issues, was impossible to find. We can now tumble rocks to our heart’s content!
This trip’s theme is “eat out” and usually Mexican, but today we samples the local cuisine. It was delicious although harmfully fried.
They did have some healthy rules to live by if you survive the shrinking arteries.
Then we walked.
To offset the greasy food we set out for a walk to the hills that surround Quartzsite.
To get there we needed to cross several dry river beds, known in these parts as washes. This one, called French Creek, looked like a wash to us.
There are tons of ATV (or ORV as they call them here) trails criss-crossing the landscape. They have a lot of impact on the fragile desert landscape, but we have to admit that they look like a lot of fun.
Being on foot, we were able to see some details that would escape us if we were motoring through.
A dry saguaro cactus rib. Those were used as building material in a wood scarce environment. They are also good as fire material.
There were animal burrows everywhere. We had to be careful where we step or a condo could collapse.
There is a book “A Field Guide to Desert Holes,“ we should look for a copy!
We finally made it to the hill we were aiming for. At the top of the hill we found the obvious views of the surrounding area,
and also many types of cacti.
Some, comical,
others, appear to be dead.
Some clustered and pink
While some clustered in green hues.
Some solitaire
And others solitaire in pink.
There were a few other types of flora clinging to life in the desert.
As we started heading back to our campsite, the hills caught the last rays of sunshine,
and we were presented with another beautiful sunset.
Tomorrow we will go to see more petroglyphs and grinding holes, so stay tuned!
In the meantime, if you want to read about our previous trip to Quartzsite, you can read about it here. Not many people read it at the time…
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