Time to Recovery: The Yoda Rests
The start.. From Mountains to Mexico: The Yoda Rides. ..... continued Day 1 – Quartzsite, Arizona Hi Jolly Campground – BLM (Free) After a wonderful visit with our kids and grandkids, our flight back to Phoenix went smoothly. However, the Hilton park-and-pay shuttle dragged on for 45 minutes, but eventually we reunited with the Yoda. Hot, but happy, she looked great, and we were ready to head west. Originally, the plan was Lake Havasu, but plans shifted and we landed in Quartzsite, a place we know and love. It isn’t about amenities (there aren’t many). It’s wide open desert camping, peaceful and raw, with a primitive beauty that always draws us back. This time we stayed at Hi Jolly Campground, after a short stop at the Hi Jolly Cemetery, where Hadji Ali (nicknamed Hi Jolly), a Syrian camel driver who worked with the U.S. Camel Corps in the 1800s, is buried. An interesting historic landmark in the middle of the desert. Temperatures were cooler than August, but heading in to the des...