tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post7959634342253588451..comments2023-05-17T07:37:49.804-04:00Comments on Go West, Old Man: Day 155: Cattle For WatchPeter Teeuwissenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036559818566294926noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-3930080075161135962011-01-08T16:13:42.996-05:002011-01-08T16:13:42.996-05:00He seems to shave in the wrong places!
SHe seems to shave in the wrong places!<br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-12477772153277519182011-01-08T14:05:29.930-05:002011-01-08T14:05:29.930-05:00Lastly, a photo of Paul Winer in all his g-string ...Lastly, a photo of Paul Winer in all his g-string glory:<br />http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1115011861032560105TFxwoD<br /><br />If you go to Google, select Images, and search for "Paul Winer Quartzsite," you will see how many people like to have their photo taken with the guy.<br /><br />Gives you a sense of the place...Michael Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294050968455886861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-54475864884020441922011-01-08T14:01:15.169-05:002011-01-08T14:01:15.169-05:00A passage from that story below, which was looking...A passage from that story below, which was looking at La Paz County demographics from an aging study, and the special breed of elderly resident out in the desert there:<br /><br /> "Tough Golf" may best illustrate the hardy spirit. Quartzsite doesn't have legitimate links. But industrious locals staked flags in the virgin desert, creating what they call a golf course. No tee times, greens fees, cart paths or rules, but it's very popular.<br /> "You take one club that you get at the Salvation Army and you hack away," Taft says. 'Everybody loves it."<br /> La Paz County snowbirds mostly hunker down in RV parks or scattered camps on Bureau of Land Management lands, visiting the annual Gem and Mineral Show among dozens of attractions. Some swarm to the Parker Strip, a 16-mile stretch of Colorado River famous for boating and fishing. Others spill into unincorporated outback communities such as Salome, Harcuvar and Bouse.<br /> But Quartzsite is the big magnet. You may have driven through town heading to Los Angeles on Interstate 10. In August, it's an eyesore of vacant lots wavering in a heat mirage. In January, it's the busiest RV park on Earth.<br /><br />So, you may find many a kindred spirit. You may decide to spend the winter there...Michael Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294050968455886861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-2530734911867852312011-01-08T13:50:14.125-05:002011-01-08T13:50:14.125-05:00The owner, guy named Paul Winer, who runs Readers&...The owner, guy named Paul Winer, who runs Readers' Oasis Books, known locally as Naked Man's Bookstore. Here is a 2009 take on the area from the Republic, quoting Winer. [http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/01/07/20090107lapaz0107.html] Along with legit parks, I believe there are big plots of land where RVs just set up camp, including many Canadians who return each year. One such camp was part of the movie, Into the Wild, when the main character was rambling down the Colorado River before heading to Alaska.Michael Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294050968455886861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-43319318694835757072011-01-08T10:03:20.496-05:002011-01-08T10:03:20.496-05:00Michael, yes I am heading to Quartzsite. Now I...Michael, yes I am heading to Quartzsite. Now I'm intrigued. ETA Monday or Tuesday. Are the nudes in the books or is the owner nude? <br /><br />S, where the cattle graze, just grass and bushes, from what I can see. Elsewhere cotton, alfalfa, probably wheat, some corn for feed.Peter Teeuwissenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036559818566294926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-59097910812967981122011-01-08T04:58:38.258-05:002011-01-08T04:58:38.258-05:00Ah the well known mirage encountered by travellers...Ah the well known mirage encountered by travellers in the desert, Captain Haddock, etc...! I've seen cities and skyscrapers on the road between Aswan and Abu Simbel where there are none. All of a sudden A horse with no name comes to my mind. <br />What do they grow in the fields out there?<br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-62385818349922416232011-01-07T23:34:00.403-05:002011-01-07T23:34:00.403-05:00Are you planning a stop in Quartzsite? Have you he...Are you planning a stop in Quartzsite? Have you heard about it? One of the centers of winter RV gatherings / encampments and many eccentrics. I believe the nude bookstore owner is still alive and selling books near one of the big RV lots. Just ahead from where you are now. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartzsite,_Arizona]Michael Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294050968455886861noreply@blogger.com