Mark Twain once said, “Until I came to New Mexico, I never realized how much beauty water adds to a river.” After staying in Quartzsite, exploring the Mohave and Sonoran Deserts, and hiking the trails through rock canyons, dry falls, sandy stream beds, and dusty washes, like Mark Twain, it was surprising how beautiful the … Continue reading Arizona: River and Refuge
Month: February 2023
Quartzsite, AZ – “The Rock Capital of the World”
The latest Quartzsite, AZ census lists the population at 2,413. But during the month of January, that number swells to over 1 million people! Arriving in RVs, motorhomes, vans, bicycles, cars, even on foot with backpacks and tents, the little desert town’s accommodations burst at the seams and overflow onto the BLM (Bureau of Land … Continue reading Quartzsite, AZ – “The Rock Capital of the World”


