Things are starting to wind down for the summer in a lot of the Southern parks as heat is becoming an issue for a lot of the Snow Birds. Today was going to be the last Sunday service for the season and it started at 8:30 AM. We had decided to go over to Quartzsite and travel south on US95 to a spot that we had heard you can see some of the Indian Petrographs on some of the rocks.
The instructions were little sketchy at best, but after stopping and talking to some of the people camped in the desert, we finally located the spot. There was only one spot that these were located, and on another hill 50 yards across the wash was another spot that had some of the grinding holes in it.
Most of the Snow Birds have already left for the summer, but there were still a lot of rigs to be seen. This is one of the area that half a million people flock to in the winter and just dry camp on BLM land. The long term camping is something on the order of $50 for 3 months of camping and there are sewer and water pumpers that come out and service you for a fee so that you don't even have to pull up to go dump and resupply if you are willing to pay the fee.
We then decided to travel a little further south to Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. By the time we got there and drove in on the dirt road several miles, it was getting really hot, so we just took a few pictures and returned to the part with the intention of returning in the morning with an early start.
We had some friends that we had met earlier playing cards stop over for o while and we sat outside trying to keep in the shade. Later in the evening we went back to the club house for a dish of Ice Cream with toppings. A good way to end the day.
Red Lion Man (& Lady)
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