EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME I HEAD SOUTH NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER TO A SMALL TOWN CALLED QUARTZSITE ARIZONA. KNOWN AS THE ROCK & GEM CAPITOL OF THE WORLD. ROCK HOUNDS AND CRAZY COLLECTORS & SELLERS SPEND MUCH OF THE WINTER DOWN THERE. LOT'S OF FREE CAMPING SITES SURROUNDED BY GIANT SAGUARO CATUS TREES. IT SHOULD BE AROUND 72 DEGREES & SUNNY. SOMETINES I GET LUCKY AND A SNOWBIRD FROM CANADA OR MONTANA HAS SOME OLD CASINO COLLECTIBLES. I ALSO COLLECT & SELL OLD LICENSE PLATES FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND THERE IS AN OLD TIMER WITH THOUSANDS OF THEM AT CHEAP PRICES ... I USALLY BUY A FEW HUNDRED OF THEM FROM HIM. I HOPE HE IS STILL ALIVE! .... ANYWAY HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF QUARTZSITE .... IF YOU EVER ARE IN LAS VEGAS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TAKE A SIDE TRIP THERE ... A FUN CRAZY PLACE ... ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS FROM LAS VEGAS! THE BLUE WATER CASINO IS NEAR BY ON THE COLORADO RIVER ... GREAT PLACE TO SWIM AND RELAX!