Quartzsite--and more

Talk about 2 extremes---we left Canyon Vistas park with all amenities---and went to the sit in the desert at Quartzsite!!!  But we really enjoyed it.  Quartzsite is mostly a huge flea market and I guess we missed the most of it--it is 10X larger during January.  It was big enough for us--as it was!!  Met some great people from California in the desert and spent a great evening around their campfire.  The pic of our camper with the moon rising is in the desert.  Left there on Sat and went to Parker right on the Colorado river and stayed at the Casino there for free.  Went up a 3 miles dirt road to the Desert Bar--everyone had told us we HAD to see.  It was neat--in a cul-de-sac in the mountains--once was an old mine, only open on the weekends.  The mountains around were wonderful.   There was a movie theatre right at the Casino so we saw--August Owas???? County with Merle Streep and Julia Roberts--interesting movie!!!! Unfortunately  I woke up with the worst bout of stomach flu I have ever had.  So I we stayed right there the next day--so I could recoupe.   Today we moved on to Lake Havasu--saw the London Bridge.  Lovey city.  Then crossed the Colorado river (pic) into California and crossed the last time zone!!  The mountains here are beautiful--we are used to the rockies that are grey and black--but these are all colours--I have sooooo many mountain pictures.  Back into AZ to Mohave Valley,  then up the road to Oatman, an old mining town--very commercialized, but they did try to keep the old buildings as they were.  But what was neat was all the burros wandering around town.  These are the decendents of the burros that were used in the mines and were released into the wilds years ago.   Of course you could buy food to feed them so they would follow you right into the store--if they were allowed.   Then Neil thought we'd better head for the trailer--now he is suffering with the same stomach virus.  Not pleasant.   I guess that is it for our travels west--now its east---heading for Sedona area and the Grand Canyon, hoping that the weather stays warm and no snow at the Canyon.  Hope everyone is well at home and you are enjoying the old fashioned winter.  Take care for now