Quartzsite was way down...P.S. is way warm...

I mentioned Quartzsite in my previous blog, and having passed through there earlier today, and having been there about three or four times before, it seemed rather apparent that the attendance is down this year. I think that one of the main reasons for this downturn is the severe storm that passed through Arizona about two-weeks ago and between the clocked 80 mph winds and the flooding rain, it all played pure havoc with this years Quartzsite events.

My personal guess is that there were between 80,000 and 100,000 (tops) encamped there this year. I also noticed that the "big tent" was not up, and from some other RVer's who were there, mentioned that the storm took it and many of the other tents and items with it and that they are probably located outside Albuquerque about now.

But hey, there is always next year, huh?

Once we crossed the Colorado River into the 'Golden State' (...or is it the 'red herring state' now), we cleared through the Border Patrol checkpoint and the CA Agriculture Inspection Station. Now I figure that if they concentrated half as much on the roads and rest areas here, they (and all of us) would be money ahead. Bu-t-t-t-t, aside from that, we're here in the Coachella Valley and it was about 82F today, which is real nice after a lot of cold and chilly weather.

Tomorrow, we spend some time with friends and then we will just play it by ear, if you will, as to our northward continuation of our journey. There is a forecast for increased possibility of rain coming into the Central California area tomorrow night, so not sure how that might play out with us over the next few days. We'll see....