Rally Season!!

20 Jan, 2018;  Roadrunner BLM, Quartzite, AZ

Boomerville

Boomerville is an annual gathering of Escapee RV Club travelers of 'a certain age'.  Last count (and folks are still arriving), was over 150 rigs.  This sounds impressive until I think of our neighbors (RTR - Rubber Tramp Rendevous) whose count is up around 300.  The desert is crowded here - we're at Scadden Wash, a 14-day stay BLM area south of I-10 and a few miles east of Quartzite.  Easy to find - just follow the frontage road east (Kuehn in town, Dome Rock as you leave town) until you start seeing signs.

Julie and I were overwhelmed by the crowded 'streets' of lined up motorhomes, the crowds, the generators, the noise!  Fortunately, we found a quiet spot in the last row at the end, facing empty desert - great walking area, and my required unimpeded view of the sunsets.

The Boomers are a busy group - generally there are activities one could join scheduled for every half-hour or so all day - then happy hour around a giant campfire at 4.  Campfires and laughter throughout the area until well after dark (and the chill that accompanies night in the desert).

One of the Boomerville activities was a dog show - prizes for big and little dogs in the categories of Best Costume, Best Tricks, and Best Showman/most Popular.  Many dogs showed up and they were all really cute.  Julie's dog, Scruffy, won Most Popular/Best Showman, in the little dog category.  I think this was largely due to a huge cheering section - a result of his dedicated campaigning during his walks.  This dog never saw a campsite he didn't want to visit.

Hula hoop jumping dog!

Bella in costume - her trick is apparently sitting on top of firewood

This dog would have won everything in the large dog category except that the judge decided a full sweep was unfair to the other dogs.  If the audience could have, we would have made up several other prizes on the spot just because this guy was so impressive.

RTR is a much bigger and more diverse group than the Boomers.  Diversity in all ways - people, circumstances, and rigs.  I was especially interested in the conversion vans - great for a quick trip with all the comforts.  I wandered through their encampment one day and got some shots of some great vintage campers.