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 These
are some of the sites we have seen at the Quartzsite Rock Gem and Mineral
Show..
Denis feels that each pictures is a story and that this really does not depict the stories but there is so much happening in this small area which gets invaded with close to a million trailers through the winter that it would just take over my website. Starting at the top from left to right of the picture is: A beautiful sunset there then a Rock Bridge at the Ghost Mining Town, fireworks, flag on Mt. Q., Paul from the book store, a background pictures of some of the trailer at Quartzsite, a snapshot of vendors, a Mini Van travelling with a donkey and bull in back seat, a Dino fossil in rock. There are thousands of vendors with their wares and entertainment acts plus sites to see. The town has been doing this since the mid 60's so they really do have their act together but it takes time to find everything. |
 Yuma Territorial Prison State Park. Between 1876 and 1909, this penitentiary housed many of Arizona's most dangerous and notorious criminals. Famed in literature, movies and television, the remains of the prison are now Arizona's most visited Park. The was a lot of interesting exhibits, documenting the story of the prison. |
 The
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge protects 665,400 acres of mountainous Sonoran
Desert habitat. Met Sheila and Peter at the campground and they took us 4
wheeling here. Good driving Peter. Looked like an abandon mine. Had a hard time keeping Denis out of this. |
 At the Yuma Proving Grounds, the Golden Knights practice parachuting every day unless it is too windy. We are allowed to go on the base anytime to watch. It's really something. |
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 Denis is matching me up with soldiers now. Isn't he a cutie. This is at the Yuma Air Show. |
 One of the highlights
of the show was the Harrier Jet. The one Swartzinager flew in "True
Lies". |
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 This is the Bridge from London England which made Lake Havasu famous. A person by the name of McCulloch, same guy who made chainsaws, bought it for $2.5MM, moved it here and re-built it for about $7MM, and planned out the City of Lake Havasu... It went from about 3,500 pop. when the bridge was completed to about 50,000 pop today. |
 Me in London!
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 After 6 months I finally got to go on a shopping spree. Talk about withdrawal symptoms. |
| Route 66 with all it's switch backs around Oatman, was once the only road to California from AZ back in the 1930's. This forms part of the longest stretch of Route 66 left in the USA. |
 The Town of Oatman. |
 Before and after picture of the Oatman Fire department. |
 Love at first sight. |
 Honeymoon Suite...where Clark Gable and Carol Lombard spent their honeymoon after getting married in Kingman, 29 miles away. |
 A gunfight in Oatman over a stolen pig. The guy on the ground ate it! The other guy going down helped! |
 This restaurant and bar has money all over the walls, estimated at about $20,000, so I was told. |
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There is so much history to this route 66. A must to look up on the internet, when hooked up. |
