The first day driving, I decided to take I-40 as the roads were clear and dry. It had been snowing and such here, along with the melting and then freezing and icy conditions, I just thought the interstate was my best bet.
So me and Chevy took off about 5:45am that Monday morning, all geared and raring to go. I-40 is pretty boring, for the most part, but we did good, driving about 14 hours that day. Stopping to gas up or pee (both of us) and eat occasionally.
Since I had missed my turn off at Santa Rosa, NM to go south toward I-10 towards milder weather and terrain, I decided to just keep to I-40 since the roads were still pretty good. That is... until I hit Flagstaff.. :(
It was getting dark and the elevation was a lot higher, and wouldn't you know it, it started snowing on me. Like, a lot. Ten miles from Flagstaff I am doing about 40 mph on the highway because I'm too afraid to go any faster due to poor visibility. So, we limp it in to Flagstaff. After a McDonald's salad run, I find a Walmart and decide to call it a night.
The next morning I was to head south towards Phoenix and then west on I-10 towards Quartzsite. This is the scenery that greets me while heading out.
Pretty, huh?
So we get there okay. Right away, I have no idea where to go, or park, or anything. But... Tony to the rescue!! This is Tony, of Tony and Karen, who I had met previously when they came through my town and got the pleasure of visiting while on their Route 66 tour.
So no sooner was I confused about where to park then there was Tony right there saying I could park by them. (Thank you Tony and Karen!!) Here is Van Halen's spot.
Lots of people attended, lots of awesome people, I might add. Everyone was so very nice!! That's one thing I have always said about campers, campers are the most friendly people around. And this was true of this event, as well.
There were seminars every day, sometimes two. We met at the central location, here is a quick pic of one of them going on.
You could attend or not, didn't matter. I hit most of them, missed a few. Learned a lot. Lots of information. There was usually a bonfire there every night, which was cool, lots of hanging out and meeting and visiting. Some had their own campfires, that was cool, as well.
One of the seminars, I made this:
And here it is hanging in my van, Chevy had to show herself, as well.
My van setup did pretty good. Considering. Of course there are things I'd like to change. But here is a shot from the bed looking towards the front:
Simple and functional. It worked for me, anyways.
I was there for two weeks before I headed back. Made lots of friends. Had a great time. Plan on going again next year. :)
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