Off Roading in Quartzsite

While in Quartzsite we spent many hours in the jeep driving to various scenic places that were only accessible by driving over dirt/sandy roads in the desert. One of those destinations was called Dripping Springs. We started off on a paved road, turned off onto a gravel road that quickly turned into a sandy, rock strewn path through a wash. The book we found the trip in, said the road was mostly a moderate drive with a small area of difficult terrain....... NOT. At one point, John had only 2 of the 4 wheels on the ground. I thought Ray was going to roll over..... that's when we decided to turn around and go back. Here are a few pictures of the area.

Millie and I got out of the jeeps at the same time to take pictures.... in opposite directions.

One of the other excursions was to Palm Canyon. It was an easy drive and then a half mile hike up a canyon to see 1 of 2 places where palm trees grow naturally in Arizona. It really was an unusual place to find trees. They were nestled in a crevice of a mountain. You had to do some serious climbing to actually get near the trees. We settled on staying at the viewing area at the end of the hike.

The only way to see these exquisite scenes is to drive off the paved road and head into the unknown. We really enjoy these adventures and are lucky to have friends like Millie, Ray, Mike and Sherri who like to do the same thing.