The dates are set for the third annual "Quartzsite Arizona Gathering". February 12th thru the 14th. Again George & Betty and Doug & Michelle will be the hosts for the event. As usual, George & Betty will be there on Wednesday, a few days early. Last year there were already 5 or 6 trailers there when we arrived.

What: Several days of free boondocking fun for all fiberglass trailers.

Where: Dome Rock area, Quartzsite, Arizona.
Directions: Aprox 5 miles west of Quartzsite on I-10, take Dome Rock Rd. exit (#11). If heading west, go under the overpass at the end of the
offramp. Head east on the frontage road a mile or two. Pie plate signs will be posted from the offramp. You will see us, onbody has gotten lost
yet.

Camping: Dry camping ( No facilities)

Surface: Hard packed dirt.

Wine Tasting! Click here for details!

Campfires: These are fine but you must bring wood.

Water and Dump Station: In town.

Markets: In town there are a couple of small markets.

This event keeps getting bigger each year. We had 32 trailers last year and are looking for over 40 this year. Really looking forward to seeing old friends again and meeting new ones.

George

We have never been to Quartzite and think this will be a good opportunity to investigate the area with experienced company.

Yay!!!!

I'm hoping to make it this year, it's on my schedule. I'll need a campout by the time February gets here.

GPS coordinates for the center of the bridges at I-10, exit #11 where Dome Rock Road goes under the Interstate:
33°38'47.37"N
114°20'7.63"W
from Google Earth.

Excellent!!! We'll be there for our third year! While that is Valentines Day, it is also Presidents Day on Monday the 15th, so we'll probably be in on our usual Friday nite late arrival, but stay thru Monday.

Gina---Dalton and Kate have already been asking if the Beagles will be there.....

Thanks to George & Betty and Doug & Michelle for organizing this again!

Greg, I am not bringing my trailer, I am fulltiming in Q for this winter and my set up is semi permanent. Tearing down would be a real pain.

So, I will day visit, and I don't think the pups will be with me for that.

It is always a good time in Quartzsite in the winter months. So much to do and see! And to do it surrounded by experienced company is the best! Come on down, you will not be disappointed. Doug and Michelle

Michelle and I just got back from a great Rally in California at Lake Casitas. Carol Upton did a wonderful job of hosting the event. We enjoyed ourselves very much and highly recommend this gathering. It was a very organized event with activities planned throughout the day in a State Park with hookups.
Quartzsite on the other hand is a laid back, no reservations, no hookups, with few planned events gathering in the desert in February. Many people spend their days in town and their evenings around the campfire. It is a fun time and place to get in some winter camping in sunny Arizona and meet new friends.
Plan to come out and play, Doug and Michelle

This is GREAT! I thought I missed the opportunity for a rally until next summer. Thanks, Gina, for pointing me here. I plan to be there and ask LOTS of questions about getting Sunny fixed up and living the FG life.

Friends and fellow RVers,

As some of you know, Rosemary Rizzo hosted a wonderful "Wine Tasting" event at the Lake Casitas Rally this year! Michelle and I enjoyed the event and the fun personality of the host. I asked her to come to Quartzsite and do a tasting and she agreed to. So, would anyone be interested in participating? Let me know.

Doug

Doug we are going to try to make it this year. We haven't been to Q for a few years since my grandma who lived there passed away.

I'm not much of a wine tastier but can help Rosemary keep all the lushes in line!

I'll be at the head of the line! lol

Seriously, it would be great if you can attend!

Doug

Robert & I have it on our schedule, too.
The Fiber Stream hotel in our back yard has become quite popular for our friends who want to visit San Diego.
I need to plan more trips with it, others are using it more than I am...

Just curious, are there GPS coordinates for the gathering spot?

I got this from last year's post:
Approx GPS:
N33 deg 38.606
W114 deg 18.171

Thanks Fred! Anyone know how to convert these coordinates for use in Google Earth?

Last year the Eggs were in the basket marked on G-earth map below.

Click to view attachment

Try this:

28930 Dome Rock Rd W. Quartzsite, La Paz, AZ 85346

If you Google map it and use street view you'll find a Casita in the area.

Brian, that is a bad address. That one is about 1.63 miles east of last years group.

That's the address from Gene the webmaster on the Casita Forum. Oh well. It's still cool to see the Casita there.

Yes I know, Its a old address. One day he will update it. We had a great time on the trails. Hope we don't have rain this time so we can do more of the trails.

OK, I am getting really senile. P&A, were you there last year and why did I miss you?

UGH!

Click to view attachmentYes we were, We are on the left in photo.

ah... there you are! My view was blocked by that big motorhome.

I was WAY over on the other side in the "Other" section

Well, I think I had posted that I put Quartzite on the calendar and "might" attend.....there is no MIGHT!!

Lily and I will definitely be there. Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones.

I plan to make the most of the trip and continue on over to Anza Borrego on Monday after the Quartzite event. I've been wanting to go there and what better time than when I'm just a few hours away.

How about this location?

27400 Dome Rock Rd W, Quartzsite, AZ, United States

That seems to match the map.

Not using the Dome Rock Campground?

May attend. Making plans for post holiday travel in our spare time.

There is one lone camper in the street view. Can't see it good enough to id it, tho.

Also looks like the photo in post #24 on the right side, they have 'circled the wagons'. LOL

Thats alot closer to last years spot.

The co-ordinates for that address are:

33^o 38' 38.45" N
114^o 18' 09.41" W
elevation 1109 feet

OK if you need to know exactly where the trailers were parked last year it was:

33°38'35.71"N
114°18'15.27"W
Elev 1116 ft.

So actually how far apart in feet would those two spots be??

Could we see one and other??

About 568 ft, You should see each other.

you guys will really have no problem finding it. The hosts get there early, the eggs are easily visible from the road and there is no cross country figuring out to do.

Just do as Simon says.. follow dome rock road, look to the south for eggs.. pull in!

I have found it twice without a GPS.

I'm not worried about finding the location. I just get a kick out of how exacting people have to be with GPS's.
I have one but don't use it for locating campsites rather for Geocaching.

I still like using paper maps, road signs, the sun for east and west and just following my nose.

We also use our GPS for mostly off road with its Topo map. We mark our starting point and off we go into the hills and when we get lost we look to the GPs for our way back to camp. In a way its fun to take the wrong turns because we get to see things we would have never seen out riding. I would not ride the trails without one its to easy to get lost out on them. The longer you ride, the more trails you see.

This sounds like its going to be a great time....I'm now planning on going...any other "Eggs" from Texas going to make it...maybe we can have a "convoy"....ha!...Horst

The Wine Tasting

1 Everyone who wishes to participate must bring a bottle of wine. Any price or type, whites, reds, rose or other are fine.

2 All participants need to drop off bottle and sign in at Rosemarys trailer.

3 She will bag and label each bottle as to type and give wrist bands to participants.

4 At the arranged time (Sat afternoon) we will gather and go over the rules and pass out papers for grading the selections.

5 Each participant needs to bring their own wine glass and a pen or pencil.

6 Their will be 1st and 2nd place prizes for Reds, Whites and Misc. Their will also be a booby prize for the STINKER of the lot.

Bringing some type of snack to share with the group will be appreciated

Posted by Doug for Rosemary Rizzo

AND... Just to point out... when you get down to 1/100 of a second of a degree (33^o 38' 38.45")... a ....01" is just around "to the nearest foot".

MORE accuracy than we need, IMHO. If you get within 100' you can probably SHOUT.

Math... circumfrence of the Earth = 24,902 miles (equator) (approx)

24902 / 360 dagrees = 69.17222... miles per degree

divided by 60 minutes = 1.15287 miles per minute or 6,087 feet

divided by 6o seconds = 101 1/2 feet per second

or about a foot per 1/100th of a second.

And for LONGITUDE that is the Equator value... as far north of the Equator as we are, it is even less.

Hey Alan,

You coming down to Quartzite this year with Earl to celebrate the retirement!
Earl's told us lots of Alan stories...

Earl is a liar. hahahahahahahahahahahaha
We ARE headed to Johnson City for Hill-A-Pallooza

Leaving the Galt area mid January. NO IDEA WHERE we will head. So, we MAY pop into that area. Honestly don't know.

Have you a date in mind for the wine tasting?

How would one locate you at Quartzite gathering?

February, afternoon of Saturday the 13th, 2010. I'll be in the "white" Casita! lol Oh, It's a 16' white Casita.
Seriously, ask anyone at the gathering, I'm Doug of Doug and Michelle of Kingman, Az. George and I host this event. Doug

Well, I'll be in the 16' "white" Casita, too!

Thanks for info!

***Well, I'll be in the 16' "white" Casita, too!***
To paraphrase Henry Ford... any color you want, as long as it is white.

Thank goodness we'll be in a "white Scamp." Wouldn't want to get confused with all the others...

Rosemary has a 1972 Cardinal 13', an aluminum stickie that is white with RED trim.

We wll be in our Bigfoot with Oreo's Mule behind us. I think we will be the only ones there with a Mule.

It looks like you folks in Quartzite had an interesting night on the 7th:

http://www.rvbusiness.com/2009/12/winter-s...zsite-ariz-rvs/

Did any of you survive?

Just so you won't miss us, Alice and I will be in a 16' white Casita! ("Egg'Scape Pod") Very unique.

George and others - We are planning to attend our first "Egg get together" with your group in Quartzsite. Hope to drive up from Florence, Az on Thursday, Feb 11th. May be two rigs coming. We are familiar with Dome Rock area, having stopped overnight in Nov on our way South from WA

Thank you and the other hosts for putting this together. Look forward to meeting you and others. Sounds like a fun weekend !

Do you park close together or try to spread out?
We are pulling a 16 Scamp with an 8lb Yorkie in charge

Ray and Terrie