Quartzite, ArizonaSaturday, January 14, 2023 I’m camped at Hi Jolly BLM distributed camping area two miles north of town. That’s Boondocking regardless of what the spell checker says. Hi Jolly is one of half a dozen boondocking areas in the Quartzite area. The experience is altogether different from staying in a commercial, overnight campground. PeopleContinue reading “Dispatches from the Desert 4”
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Dispatch 2Quartzite, Arizona Jan 12, 2023 I arrived in the area yesterday afternoon and stayed in a boon-dockers camp about 7 miles from town. All was quiet. I stopped by a nearby rig to ask about the wind direction. The carpet was out, the table set up and martinis were in hand. That simple inquiryContinue reading “Arizona”
Dispatch no. 1 — The Big Rock Candy Mountains January 9, 2023 As I approach Cabbage HiIl, running along in overdrive, a new yellow Peterbilt pulling a 53’ van passes me in the rain. I switch on the fog light as soon as he’s past and keep it on until he’s far enough ahead thatContinue reading
In The Belly Of the Beast 