“I like the way your sparkling earrings lay Against your skin so brown And I want to sleep with you in the desert night With a billion stars all around
‘Cause I got a peaceful easy feelin’ And I know you won’t let me down ‘Cause I’m already standin’ On the ground…” Eagles (1972)
For over six years now, Betty & I have been travelling the North American continent on our overlandish odyssey. As we consider – for health reasons – whether this will be our last hurrah, we recognize how blessed we have been to have experienced so much – so many great people, places, sights, smells and sounds. We will forever cherish these memories of peaceful, easy feelings!
Betty & I shared a charcuterie board and shrimp ring, al fresco, as the setting sun cast a pink glow on the mountains to the east of our desert campsite.
As mentioned in a recent post, Betty & I have been returning to some favourite spots, possibly for the last time. We are now finishing our stay in Quartzsite, Arizona, and we can well relate to the Eagles’ peaceful, easy feeling, with skin so brown from the sun, and desert nights so bright with a billion stars all around!
For evenings we had a campfire and watched the setting sun.This pic is from the same night, catching the desert view in another direction. Yes, that’s a pizza box from Silly Al’s in Quartzsite.. Great pizza from an always busy spot!Here the sun is a little lower over the barren mountains. Always an impressive sight!
Despite Betty needing to fight a painful bout of sciatica, we have still been able to stand on this special ground and enjoy a return to desert activities experienced during earlier visits.
It is always a joy to golf in the desert – partly because it is free, and mainly because there is no pressure to keep score. Just try not to lose your ball down a rattlesnake hole…The course we played had markers to indicate yardage and suggested par.Each hole is marked by a flag on the “green” (although there is no grass) so you know where to aim. The flag is circled by a rut in the dirt, so if you get the ball inside that rut – you scored! lol Here Betty takes a break on a bench at the next tee box.Betty teed off. I told her if she hits the mountain, she went too far…Here she gets into the swing of things, with a big cactus in the background. Don’t judge the stance. She hasn’t taken lessons like I have – but she’s likely just as good. lolBetty turned the camera on me as we were reaching the end of our tournament. The Smart can just be seen in the background. BTW, there were no other cars in the parking lot. We were the only ones on the course after noon.Neither of us are great golfers. But it was a peaceful, easy feeling spending time together in the warm desert sun.Today is our last day in Quartzsite, and we moved to a full-service site (Park Place RV Park site 23- $40./night) in order to get some laundry done, and our tanks flushed. When boon docking in the desert, we tend to use very little water to wash and flush, so things can build up…. Four years ago we intended to get our tanks cleaned before leaving Quartzsite, but had to head back to Canada in a hurry when COVID 19 hit. So today we arranged for Korey from KleenTank to stop by our site and do a thorough cleaning of both black & grey tanks. Now we’re good to go!In some ways it’s hard to leave this special spot, knowing that we may never return. But we go with peaceful, easy feelings of standing on the ground with a million stars all around.
Wherever your journey through life takes you, Betty & I hope that you also will be blessed from time to time with peaceful, easy feelings that won’t let you down.
“‘Cause I get a peaceful easy feelin’ And I know you won’t let me down ‘Cause I’m already standin’ I’m already standin’ Yes, I’m already standin’ On the ground.”
