Dry camping on public land near California's Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Dry camping on public land near California’s Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Life, RV Types
Wow ...Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the largest state park in California, features several hundred miles of dirt roads, a dozen wilderness areas and numerous hiking trails, plus "an unparalleled opportunity to experience the wonders of the California Desert." There
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Hot Spring LTVA near Holtville worth a stop

Hot Spring LTVA near Holtville worth a stop

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Life
Within eyeball distance of I-8 between Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif., is BLM Hot Spring LTVA. Take exit 131 to Holtville and travel a little over a mile east on the frontage road to the LTVA.This "historic and still active hot spring attracts both local and winter
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Small world on the RVing road

Small world on the RVing road

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Life, RV People
Two couples we first met more than a month ago at New Mexico's Poncho Villa State Park have crossed our paths recently in the most amazing places.Jim Rock and Ruth Hendericks from Port Angeles, Wash., were sitting at the bar in the Blue Water Casino in Parker, Ariz., on
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Another great sunset in the Southwest

Another great sunset in the Southwest

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Wow, every night in the desert Southwest there is another magnificent sunset. My photographs do not do them justice. This one was taken last night from our encampment in the Long Term Visitor Area on Bureau of Land Management property near the Imperial Dam on the Califo
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Joyce Caudell, boondocking and fresh baked corn bread

Joyce Caudell, boondocking and fresh baked corn bread

| RV Life, RV People, RV Products
Invited to a potluck in the middle of the desert and you have a hankering for corn bread, but don't have an oven in your camper? What to do?Ask your neighbor, retired nurse Joyce Caudell of Portland, Ore., if you can borrow her solar Sun Oven.Caudell has been fulltime
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Finally made it to Quartzsite--RV snowbird heaven

Finally made it to Quartzsite–RV snowbird heaven

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While there are thousands of RVs scattered on this huge public slice of the desert surrounding Quartzsite, Ariz, there is still lots of room for very little money on Bureau of Land Management long term visitor areas. (Pay $40--cash or check--for two weeks; $180 for 6 mo
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Sunset on BLM land near Big River, Calif.

Sunset on BLM land near Big River, Calif.

| RV Journey 2009-10, RV Life
Sunset looking east, yes east, over BLM land near Big River, Calif. We were dry camping with other RVers just a few miles south of Parker, Ariz.Photo by Julianne Crane
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Tear drops eye the Blue Moon at Lake Alamo

Tear drops eye the Blue Moon at Lake Alamo

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On New Year's Eve at Alamo Lake State Park in Arizona, two sweet tear drop trailers set up for a couple of days in the dry camping area.In a silver classic handmade model (based on a 1940s' design), Laura Prato of Phoenix and her standard Schnauzer, Frank, made the dri
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Towing Porta-Bote by bicycle to water

Towing Porta-Bote by bicycle to water

| RV Life
When given a challenge--come up with a creative solution.We purchased a 10-foot Porta-Bote a couple of weeks ago and wanted to launch it in Lake Alamo ... however the boat ramp was about 1/4-mile from our campsite.Instead of breaking camp to tow the light-weight boat to
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Camping at Lake Alamo State Park

Camping at Lake Alamo State Park

| RV Life
Internet and cell connection at less than 1/2-bar.More when connection is better.
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