I moved to another boondocking area
It was another warm, cloudless day in the desert. The humidity was very desert-like, but it was a little too breezy for my liking.
I moved to another BLM boondocking area called Scaddan Wash, which is a lot closer to town. If I can work up enough ambition, I plan on refilling a propane tank and doing some laundry while in the area.
This area is exactly the same as the desert I was in yesterday because most of the BLM boondocking areas are pretty much the same. The only one that's different is Dome Rock, which is hilly and not flat like all the rest.
One of these days, I need to get around town and check out some of the flea markets in Quartzsite. I need some parts for my DIY projects, and Flea markets are just interesting to walk around. I certainly can't buy much from them since I don't have any place to put anything that I don't absolutely need, but it's still fun to look at all the weird stuff they have for sale.
There are a couple of grocery stores in Quartzsite, but they are small, don't have a large selection, and are fairly expensive, so everyone drives the 35 miles to the town of Parker, where there's a Walmart.
I noticed today that my truck will need an oil change pretty soon. I should've done it while I was in Denver, but I kept putting it off because I'm a procrastinator, and that's what I do. Not everyone can change my oil because of the camper on the truck, so I'll have to keep an eye open for a place that can.
Theboondork
So what, you may ask, do old geezers do when boondocking in the desert? Well, they do a lot more than you're allowed to do in an RV Park.
For instance, they ride around on big street bikes just for fun. And getting together in groups to explore the ghost towns in the area
They sit around campfires enjoying the quietness of the desert and thinking about how much fun it is to spend their kids inheritance on half million dollar motorhomes.
Of course you can do that anywhere but its more fun sitting in the desert, and you don’t have to ask for somebody’s permission to make a campfire.
Grandma and grandpa tool around on off-road vehicles visiting their friends... And making new ones.
Anyone driving around on off-road vehicles is immediately invited into other groups of off-road vehicles, where they all get together and go riding in the hills. There’s safety in numbers, and there’s always someone around who can help you change a tire.
Or they may go riding by themselves in modern dune buggies exploring the unknown places that the desert and its surrounding mountains are known for.
Or they may do what I used to do, go poking around in the desert on a dirt bike looking for old gold mining activity, and metal detecting the dry washes for gold.
They can do all these things because they don’t have to go somewhere to do something; boondocking allows them to LIVE where there’s already something to do.