I’m guessing that the year 2020 will bring a new chapter to the lives of many of us. For the past 5+ months, we have enjoyed the hospitality of our friends Steve and Wende by living in their house on Lake Tahoe. Summer in that particular part of the Sierra Mountains is delightful with mild weather and bountiful natural beauty.
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Desert Hot Springs, CA
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Located near Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs is indeed home to quite a few natural mineral hot springs. We stayed at Caliente Springs Resort which has a large pool, several spas and showers all of which are fed from the mineral springs. The water from the Desert Hot Springs Aquifer continues to be heated by ancient geothermal forces thousands of feet below the earth’s surface. Naturally heated to temperatures as high as 180 degrees, the waters are thought to have curative properties.
Quartzsite, AZ
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Quartzsite is a unique place. It is located in the Arizona desert at the intersection of US 95 and Interstate 10. There is a history of mining in the area around Quartzsite which led to an annual rock and gem show here during the winter. This grew in popularity to the point where more and more people came for the show, particularly in RVs.
Casa Grande, AZ
Here I parked at the Casa Grande RV Resort. It’s pretty typical of the Arizona resorts that cater to the snowbirds. Casa Grande is located south of Phoenix. When we came through this part of Arizona earlier in 2016, we stayed in Eloy (south of Casa Grande) and in Mesa, AZ, which is east of Phoenix.
This photo doesn’t quite capture the moment, but this is sunrise from the RV park.
Next stop: Quartzsite, AZ
Willcox, AZ
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Continuing my journey west, I stopped in Willcox, AZ. While here I parked at the Magic Circle RV Park. Earlier in 2016, we stopped over in Benson, AZ, which is about 30 miles west of Willcox. From Benson we visited, Tombstone, Bisbee and Kartchner Caverns.
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