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BLM
CAMPING
QUARTZSITE,
ARIZONA
PLOMOSA
RD
HI
JOLLY
MP
112
DOME
ROCK
ROADRUNNER
MP
99
SCADDEN
WASH
LA POSA
BLM
LTVA
CAMPING
BLM
14-DAY
FREE
CAMPING
AREAS
BLM
LONG
TERM
VISITOR
AREA
CAMPING
KEY
Courtesy
of
Quartzsite
Area
Chamber
of
Commerce
&
Tourism
Want
to learn
something
new?
Want
to
meet
new
people?
The
"Rock
Club"
may
be
it!
We
teach
30
classes/week.
Lapidary,
Silversmithing,
Facet-
ing,
Opal
Cutting,
Wire
Wrapping,
Knapping,
Knife
Making,
Leather
Tooling,
Beading,
Desert
Trips,
Casting,
Copper
Jewelry...
the
list
goes
on
and
on.
Come
to
our
club
meeting
at the
QIA
on
Thursdays
at
2pm
for
information
on
what
we
are
doing
and
when.
Coffee
and
cook-
ies
afterwards.
Visit
the
Club
from
9am-noon
Monday
thru
Friday
for
a
tour.
Quartzsite
Roadrunner
Gem
&
Mineral
Club,
is
located
at
65
Iron-
wood
(behind
La
Mesa
RV)
Check
out
the
website
www.qrgmc.org
Gem
Club
ROCKS!
The
Bouse
Ghost
Riders
will
host
the
February
16-17
Show
Me
Ride
at
the
Bouse
Community
Park.
Camping/
staging
are
available
at
the
park.
The
Preacher
Pass
ride
will
stage
at
9am
Saturday,
February
17.
Donuts
and
coffee
will
be
available,
provid-
ed
by
Bouse
Chamber
of
Commerce,
proceeds
go
the
Elementary
School.
The
ride
will
be
approximately
47
miles
and
will
return
to
the
Com-
munity
Park
at
approximately
4pm.
Please
bring
a
lunch.
We
will
ride
to
The
Southern
Cross
Mine;
then
on
to
Preacher
Pass.
Preacher
Pass
is
a
relatively
chal-
lenging
ascent,
not
recommended
for
beginners,
of
over
300
feet
in
3/4
mile.
There
are
spectacular
panoramas
and
interesting
desert
vegetation
and
rock
formations.
We
will
descent
to
the
east
into
a
wash
and
follow
it
to
the
east
side
of
the
Plomosa
Mountains;
then
north
along
the
old
Stagecoach
Road
to
remnants
from
war
training
in
the
area,
the
"Vicksburg"
in
rocks-a
vi-
sual
directional
for
aircraft;
then
proceed
north
towards
Bouse
and
view
the
General
Patton's
training
camp
bivouac
site.
The
ride
con-
cludes
at
Bouse
Community
Park.
The
nearby
Ocotillo
Restaurant
will
have
food
and
entertainment
available
until
late.
Ride
reservations
at:
www.QuartzsiteOffRoad.com
Show
Me
Rides
Plan
ahead
for
March
16-17
Show
Me
Ride
at
Quartzsite
Improvement
Assoc.
(QIA)
For
more
information,
contact
J.C.
Sanders
at
Sandersj6@yahoo.com
Show
Me
Rides
planned
