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3/13/2020

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boondocking in Quartzsite Arizona Picture

My new boondocking spot at La Posa North LTVA. There's a beautifully designed and well executed fire ring here already that someone put a lot of thought and effort into. I almost never make a campfire, mostly because I don't see myself as camping. I didn't make campfires when I lived in a house that didn't move so why should I make campfires now just because I live in a house that has wheels. But by the number of fire rings around here I would say my opinion is definitely in the minority.

Despite it being Friday the 13th I decided to throw caution to the winds and move from my boondocking location on Plomosa road to the Quartzsite Long Term Visitor Area [ LTVA ] La Posa North. I had planned on leaving Plomosa road earlier but it's been raining so much I didn't want to have to deal with any flooded arroyos when I moved to the LTVA so I've been putting it off.

I need to dump my tanks and take on some water so I signed up for the two weeks for $40 boondocking deal at La Posa North. Since the Big Show is long gone, and there's very few vendors around, La Posa North has plenty of room so nobody has to be anywhere near each other unless they want to and I definitely don't want to. I figure this will give me two weeks to see how the Coronavirus shakes out and decide where I want to go next based on that.

I think I've stayed at the LTVA's twice both times for the two weeks. I've never done the $180 seasonal deal which is a good deal if you like to stay in one spot that long, or like to move around to the eight different ones in Arizona and California. I've always wanted more freedom to decide where I want to go week to week and month to month than that deal offers me but for a lot of folks it's perfect.

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The little dry wash that ran right next to my boondocking spot on Plomosa road, is not so dry anymore, it's about 10 feet wide and running really fast.

Plomosa road curves off towards the mountains leaving behind ominous clouds and a handful of boondocker's.

boondocking in the rain Quartzsite Arizona Picture

A wet dreary day on Plomosa road, the kind of day when I'm glad I'm living in a 30 foot trailer and not in a van. But once I start driving down the road I'll wish I was in a van .

4 Comments

Barney Ward link

3/14/2020 10:54:09 am

In case you have not heard New Mexico closed their state parks to camping until at least April 9.

Tom

3/14/2020 02:55:04 pm

I've heard now. This Coronavirus thing is really starting to bother me, since my life was going so good I should've known something was going to come along and stop that run of good luck. At least I'm in about as good a position as anyone can be to avoid catching it, self isolation is a way of life for an introverted boondocker

Tom

Linda Sand

3/14/2020 12:09:06 pm

We built fires for two reasons when we were fulltiming. The first was to occasionally burn sensitive documents but those fires were very small. The second was when we gathered with a group of friends to share stories around the fire but someone else always built those fires.

I bought annual passes at La Posa South because I liked the freedom to stop by there to dump and fill whenever I felt the need to do so. I rarely stayed more than a couple of nights unless I was camped with friends but that freedom to come and go helped me relax about having small tanks in my van. OK they were big tanks for a van but small compared to most RVs. Plus, when I was leaving a group of van dwellers I would fill up everyone else's water jugs knowing I could go to Q for free refills myself. I would also sometimes take their garbage bags to drop off at La Posa South since disposing of garbage can be a real challege for van dwellers.

3/14/2020 02:44:15 pm

I expect with my grandkids growing up as fast as they are that I too will have to go back to making campfires. Maybe since I was sort of a country boy I had campfires all the time when I was growing up, so maybe they're just not as interesting to me since "I've been there done that" so many times in the past.

Using La Posa South as kind of a base camp where you could go for a few days as needed makes perfect sense. Getting water and dumping tanks is pretty expensive in the desert areas so having the LTVA always available makes it's seasonal price reasonable.

I'll stay at La Posa South for a couple of days when I leave here to dump and fill up and I'll take a few pictures to see if I can bring back a few of your memories. I'm going into Q tomorrow morning to fill up a propane tank, and the truck, so maybe I'll take a picture of Sweet Darlene's as I go whizzing by.

Tom

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