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32 | LIFE IN SOLERA | MARCH 2025 | "e Way to Quartzsite" We traveled in January to Quartzsite, Arizona for our annual winter group camping trip. It's an easy drive, just point your rig east and follow the I-10 Freeway east to the "Q". Our first stop was the Ehrenberg exit 1 at the Arizona/California border to gas up before going to our campsite. Our destination for the next week would be the Rice Ranch RV Park in the heart of Quartzsite. The RV park is across from Highway 95 and a short walk to the Tyson Wells flea market and the Quartzite RV Show. Rice RV Park is full hook-up (electrical, water and sewer) RV park. The sites are large and very wide. There is no spa or pool. The park does offer a very nice dog park and brand new pickleball courts. We camped at Quartzsite to attend the RV show and visit the many vendors under the "Big Tent." Solar power stations were selling like hotcakes, no thanks to the recent power shut-offs in southern California. The day before we departed Quartzsite, high winds battered the area. We thought about extending our stay if it was windy the next morning. Strong winds and high-profile vehicles do not mix very well. We woke up the next morning and the winds were calm. But the fun was not over yet … At the westbound Ramsey Street exit in Banning, 50 mph winds welcomed my wife and I back to home. A few minutes later one our neighbors texted us and said the power just went out on Solera's east side where we live. We were only 10 minutes away from home. We arrived to a cold home and no power for the fourth time in two weeks. Funny, there were no power shut-offs in Quartzsite. This was a great trip for the Solera RV Group. Eight group members in four RVs plus another two friends of a group member and their rig enjoyed Quartzsite. We'll be back next year to Rice RV Park and see what magic the owners of the rv park did to improve the rv park. So, if you aren't doing anything next January, please join us for fun and adventure. ~ Ron Monroe, (909) 732-6139 RV GROUP Quartzsite campre Debbie in Quartzsite e Carlson's h wheel in Quartzsite