2013 Quartzsite RV Show Dates Announced
October 13, 2012 by Rex Vogel · 1 Comment
Every January something happens that is hard to believe, unless you have seen it! According to the Arizona Highway Department, as many as 750,000 to 1,000,000 people, mostly in recreational vehicles, converge on the sleepy little desert town of Quartzsite, located just 20 miles east of the California border on Interstate 10, for the rock, gem, [...]
2012 Quartzsite Show Dates Announced
September 29, 2011 by Rex Vogel · 1 Comment
What is Quartzsite? Quartzsite is located in western Arizona, 20 miles east of the Colorado River on I-10. In 1856, settler Charles Tyson built a fort at the present site of Quartzsite to protect his water supply. Fort Tyson soon became a stopover on the Ehrenburg-to-Prescott stagecoach route. It had become known as Tyson’s Wells [...]
Snowbird destinations: Arizona
November 2, 2010 by Rex Vogel · 3 Comments
For many Snowbirds from Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest, winter means a migration to Arizona. As a winter destination, there are few places more inviting than the Grand Canyon State. Like many of the other western states, Arizona is a land of paradoxes. Deep canyons give way to rugged mountains. Ponderosa pine forests melt [...]
