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 ====== Quartzsite, Arizona ====== ====== Quartzsite, Arizona ======
  
-[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartzsite,_Arizona|Quartzsite]]((the name is historical mis-spelling)) ("Q" or "Q-town") is the most famous snowbird winter haven. It is centered of the intersection of Interstate 10 and US Route 95((which turns west at Q)) / AZ Route 95((heading north)).  +[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartzsite,_Arizona|Quartzsite]]((the name is a historical mis-spelling)) ("Q" or "Q-town") is the most famous snowbird winter haven. It is centered of the intersection of Interstate 10 and US Route 95((which turns west at Q)) / AZ Route 95((heading north)).  
  
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-Informal swap meets and flea markets are plentiful.+Informal swap meets and flea markets are plentiful; many focus on RV parts, rockhounding, gold prospecting, etc. 
  
-Groceries and restaurants do exist in Q but tend to be very expensive.  Stock your cupboard before arriving.  Having said that, there are many salvage groceries where you can get oddball, expired, and discontinued foods for cheap:+Groceries and restaurants do exist in Q but tend to be very expensive.  Stock your pantry and buy green propane bottles before arriving.((bulk propane is easy and not insanely priced in Q))  The nearest Walmart is in Parker, about 35 miles away.  There used to be one just across the California border but it seems to have closed.   
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 +Having said that, there are many salvage groceries where you can get oddball, expired, and discontinued foods for cheap:
  
   * [[https://goo.gl/maps/eoNgsqsQFH2UgvVW9|Quartzsite Grocery]] (tent)   * [[https://goo.gl/maps/eoNgsqsQFH2UgvVW9|Quartzsite Grocery]] (tent)
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 [[https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11284|Hi Jolly's grave]] is interesting and refers to a part of American history few people know.   [[https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11284|Hi Jolly's grave]] is interesting and refers to a part of American history few people know.  
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