Yuma proving ground

One of the largest military installations in the world covering around 837,000 acres just north of Yuma in the Sonoran desert. The site is used to test military equipment in the course of a year over 4,000 planes leave for combat missions, 36,000 parachutes are dropped, and 500,000 mortar and missiles are fired on the grounds. (Thank you wikipedia) Which explains
 the large booms that can be heard when camping around the area. Just be sure if you are camping in the area you know the proving ground's boundaries missiles and shrapnel are not you friend!

 Candy hiding from the booms.

 Entrance to the grounds

Maybe another source of  booms. Poor unsuspecting critters.

 Anti Aircraft gun trailer.

 Sherman

 Missiles

 Heli

Beyond the proving grounds into California.

Imperial Dam from a distance

One of many canals leaving the dam. This one is the All American Canal, its been called the most dangerous body of water in the U.S. With waters rushing up to 30 miles per it has killed over 550 people from 1997 to 2010, most of them illegal immigrants. The Canal irrigates 640,000 acres of land that used to be one of the driest spots on earth, the canal eventually drains into the salton sea. Thanks for stopping by. Good Day!

Quartzsite, Az

The worlds biggest parking lot. Every winter this tiny desert town, which usually has a population of around 3600 residents. Gets invaded by an estimated 1.5 million Rvers, which is possibly one of the largest rv gatherings in the world. There are 3 major shows the first and biggest is the Rv show bringing in 750,000 to 1 million people alone, the second is the rock

and gem show. Finally a classic car show, and there is always a large flea market surrounding the events.

What happens when a couple million people descend on a small town, most roads only had stop signs. 

A few shops

Flea market

Hi Jolly Monument one of the only Historic spots I could find in Quartzsite. (Hi Jolly pics are from public domain)

Close up of the plaque

The Hi Jolly story..... I was a bit disappointed when I realized Hi Jolly was a person not a camel :)

This is 8 miles out into the desert, There were 3 rows of these land yachts the value of one alone would last me a lifetime. 1000's of peeps even out this far.

Still 8 miles out

My camp where I met up with some old friends from years past.

These guys were flying over camp nightly. Maybe a fun way to explore?

Candy getting excited for her walkaleelee

Another Arizona sunset. Off to find a quiet desert spot for a few days. Thanks for stopping by...