Quartzsite in the Rear View Mirror

Well, the annual gathering in the desert is over for another year. As usual, it met expectations! This was either our 8th or 9th year of enjoying the excesses of shopping, food and dust... lots of dust this year... we both spent most of yesterday cleaning and washing and washing and cleaning. Then, last night, we joined Sue and Dan for dinner at a clean and dustfree spot in Indio, CA - we have been to Mario's several times in the past few years and always find good food and Chianti.

(Bonnie bought this shirt at Q this year)

My pictures from this year's experience spotlight some of the standbys in the desert.

Joann's Fry Bread is the BEST!

Flags, traffic, and a shortage of parking spaces,

different spots every day,
and must haves.

If you can't find it at the oldest swap meet, it probably does not exist!

This couple is ready to be done with it all - 50% off everything.

If it is too old to be useable, it must be art... or not!

This one is kinda cute... I could maybe plant something in the bucket...

Old Quartzsite is still there... but it diminishes every year so I decided to take some pics this year. The old general store with the mountainside Q. This old gas station has seen its better days.

I don't know what story this old building tells.

Love this area!

The Camel Stop was the first post office in town - you can still see the lettering on the building.

This year the town has new signs... I hope they keep the old as they continue to evolve.