Thurs., Jan 26, 2012 Quartzite, AZ

Today is our last day to shop here in Quartzite. The guys went into town first thing in the morning to shop at all of the tool warehouses. They came back with bags and bags of little gizmos and gadgets. They also got some more flags and whirly gigs. Rich found a really cool model of a Cobra that he just couldn’t pass up. After a quick lunch back at camp, Jeanette and Sue went back to the big tent to look at some dog carriers, Bob and Kathy went to get a new pole and flags for their RV, and Rich, Barb and I went to look at some more whirlys and some other booths down the road. It was a pretty chill day around camp. We all just relaxed with our books, sewing etc. Some of us even took naps! I took the dogs for a walk, and then headed out a bit further by myself to explore some of the dessert on foot. It is easy to see how this area is totally flooded in a good rain storm! There are lots of washes and dry creek beds everywhere. I didn’t see any animals, but from the looks of all the burrows and snake holes, I wouldn’t want to be walking around at night!

Just before dinner we saw the most beautiful sunset. Our Dutch Ovens were retired for this leg of the trip, so we pulled out the barbeques and grilled hamburgers. We had all the fixings along with beans and carrot and raisin salad. For dessert, I made brownies with vanilla ice cream J It was a beautiful and still night, so the campfire was quite enjoyable. The stars are absolutely gorgeous!! Before we headed in for the night, we packed up most of the camp back into our RVs so we could leave on time in the morning.