March 6, 2015: Exit California – Enter Arizona.
Our final sunset before
leaving California. View from our
campsite toward the Whipple Mountains to the west.
A few days on the California side
of the Colorado River near Lake Havasu gives us a chance to catch up with a few
mundane chores. A trek up to Lake Havasu
City marks a couple of items off our list: 1) stock up on groceries; and 2) address
the mountain of laundry that’s been piling up the last couple of weeks or so. With an abundance of both food and clean
clothing we’re set.
A few of happy hour evenings around
the campfire with some folks and a boat ride down the Colorado River for lunch at the Blue Water Casino
with a couple from Calgary, Alberta, and it’s time to move on. They’re a nice group of people, and have been very
welcoming to us – the short timers.
We exit California – and enter Arizona.
Parker, Arizona is our first
stop, only a few miles from the resort where we’ve been staying. Heading for the closest town is out of
necessity as we were faced with a flat tire this morning. A stop at State Line Tire & Wheel, where
prompt attention by their awesome young service tech, got us back on the road
in record time. New chrome valve stems
installed on all four back tires should remedy this low and/or flat tire issue we
have been plagued with for months.
Now that we’re in Parker, what’s our destination for today?
Moon over S-SLA (Special Light Sport Aircraft). We saw these guys last winter sitting right
here in nearly the same camp spot – Plomosa Road BLM. Looks like fun!
For lack of creativity – or planning
– we head south on Highway 95 towards Quartzsite. It’s only 25 miles or so to the Plomosa Road
BLM camping area north of Quartzsite. We
enjoyed some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets from that area last
winter.
Here’s an example of our
sunset views since we arrived at Plomosa Road BLM. Can’t
complain. Until next time – be safe.
