Episode 3 - Exploring New Frontiers

We discovered that a desert is not all sand for miles and miles. The desert here is covered in fine gravel not sand. It is very hilly.

We have been spending a lot of time touring around the area.

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Travelling South, we went through an agricultural area and went down to Lake Havasu to see the London Bridge.

We travelled down as far as Quartzite where they have the big flea market in February (miles of stalls and venders). It's all pretty desolate, but we did find the place that sold the "California Rooms" we wanted to get for the 5th wheel. We decided that the Add-on Room was absolutely critical to our continued sanity (We've called it our Life Insurance policy-without it there, we would probably either drive each other crazy or our relationship would come to a dramatic end). They custom made it for us and actually came to the Park to install it.

This is what the Add-on Room looks like attached to the 5th wheel.

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Travelling East took us to Kingman and then along Route 66.

And then off to Oatman. Oatman an old gold mining town they have resurrected. Some old restored buildings and mine sites, some touristy shops and a re-enacted gun fight for the tourist bus at high noon (except it was 1:30). The old mine burrows were let loose when the mines closed and they wander freely about the town.

And Christmas decorations on the way to Oatman on Route 66.