Quartzite

We decided to head up to Quartzite before heading into California. It was not planned and was entirely serendipitous that the day after we arrived the annual Sports, Vacation and RV show started. We found another BLM site 5 miles south of

Quartzite for two nights. You have to get a (free) permit that allows you to camp out for 14 days. We spent three hours at the RV show – hundreds of vendors (health products, RV latest gizmos, RV resort promotions, RV Clubs, many accessories for pets, hidden gun permits, hidden gun handbags for women etc and crowded.) We did not escape without succumbing to a carpet cleaning liquid /paste promotion and bought some LED bulbs for the RV. On the way out of the parking lot with the Honda Fit we again got stuck in the sand and were towed out by a Jeep from Calgary with a winch!  

At this time there must be several thousand RVs parked out near Quartzite in these BLM lands. Every type of RV – Class A, Class B, Class C, tent trailers, camper vans, 5^th wheels, all sorts of towed vehicles and trailers with motorcycles and ATVs. We have  seen a couple of  VW vans. Also here is a gathering of HAM radio enthusiasts (they were expecting more than 400 RVs for this gathering). All sorts of antenna were on the many vehicles close to where we were camped. I chatted with a couple of HAMs with a view to learning more about HAM radio and RVing. With a newly acquired Chinese made Boafung dual band radio that was programmed for me by a HAM person at Rincon Country West RV resort over Christmas I am hoping to find a use for it when RVing or hiking. Two years ago the 2 Meter HAM radio was useful to contact Blacomb Helicopters that were picking up a group of us for a week of Alpine hiking.  We are now heading on to Fountain of Youth RV Park in California.