Quartzsite Days & Quartzsite Nights Part 2

Fellowship around the fire continued each of the next 5 nights and there was always plenty of food. People you didn't see all day would surface when the table was laden with food.

Some of the people we hook up with at Q are people we only see once a year. John and Barbara were there with a downsized RV - doesn't take a big unit to enjoy life!

One day trip involved a hill climb; Mike has a tough time passing up a hill when he is drivin' the Jeep trails... The picture just doesn't do it justice.

And later down the trail, the unexpected red of the fishhook cactus caught my eye. "Dripping Springs" sounded like a place we wanted to visit but GPS coordinates and written directions from Four Wheeler Magazine didn't work as good as following "the guy with the dog".

It turned out to be a good place for rock art, but not much for springs,

The path out made for some interesting driving!

I wish you could see the 4 foot high boulders Mike is crawling over in this wash. With David's guidance in several places, we made it home safely.

It will take a good day to get the car back into shape for city streets; I have never seen it so dusty or with so many pinstripes! My brother Rich would have fits if his car ever looked like this.
After that day of jeeping, we enjoyed a couple more days of shopping and eating at Quartzsite.

One night, Sue used Granny's Pot to make peach cobbler.
It didn't get done all the way through but it was still delicious, especially with Larry's homemade ice cream.

I think our biggest crowd for dinner was 26. All three grills were cranking that night - I do love to see the guys being useful... And Larry's Ribs were delicious!

For years, Sue has been the organizer behind this annual event and she is loved by all. Years ago when Mike worked at Indy Speedway and I was still employed, she made Mike practice saying "yes dear" every day so he wouldn't get out of practice.

And then it was Sunday morning and time for group photos before everyone went in different directions. It was a little disorganized so all present may not be in each photo.

This year, we had people from Minnesota, California, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming (parttime), New Mexico, Idaho, and South Dakota (that would be us). And, as "they" say, a good time was had by all.

Next stop - The San Diego Area