Destination Unknown

  One of my favorite motivational speakers was Zig Ziglar and one of his famous talks was about Stinkin Thinkin’!  He would say, “We all need a daily check up from the neck up to avoid STINKIN THINKIN’ which can ultimately lead to hardening of the attitudes.” I’m as guilty as the next person in letting stinkin thinkin’ impact my day. Some of my stinkin thinkin comes from people around me, social media, and the news. I can get sucked in by all the negativity that is present in our world today but I try very hard to stay away from it. If I let the stinkin thinkin’ get to me it can ruin my day, week, or more. If I act or react to the negativity around me…the negativity wins. How I’m combating the negativity and stinkin thinkin’ I enjoy social media and it’s been very beneficial for me but there is a lot of negativity and misinformation out there.  I periodically review the groups I belong to and remove myself from them if they filled with negativity.  Most ...

I’ve spent the last 3 winters in Quartzsite living in the desert and I love it. Quartzsite is located on Interstate 10 about 90 minutes southwest of Phoenix, 20 minutes east of the California border. The small town of Quartzsite has a couple of small grocery stores, a couple of gas stations, a bunch of rock and gem stores and other small town retail stores. Quartzsite has over 11,000 acres of BLM (Bureau of Land Management) area to camp on. The LTVA (Long Term Visitor Area) costs $180 for the season. The winter season runs from September 15th to April15th. You can buy a 2 week pass for $40. The LTVA pass gives you access to potable water, dump stations and trash dumpsters.  There are also a number of vault toilets around the LTVA.  The population of Quartzsite swells from about 3,000 residents to over 2 million, according to some BLM estimates, during parts of the winter season. The desert is filled with all types of RVs, tents, car campers, etc. but it really doesn’...