[Rockhounds] Quartzsite & Clouds jambore

[Tom Bowers]

Thanks for the info, Grant.  I got on-line and got a bit more informed about all the goings-on in Quartzsite, Clouds, and Tucson - along with dates for each show.  Now I just have to sit down with my wife and negotiate how much time/money we can spend and when we will go.  Not sure what dates we'll be there yet.

Grant Johnston <roughrock at gmail.com> wrote:
  I forgot to mention but Clouds Jamboree was one of the early
Quartzsite vendors. They are hardcore rockhounds, not a garage sale
with rocks, When AZ DOT needed a better off-ramp for Highway 95 they
put it through Clouds lot. It was one of those public domain snatches.

Clouds moved to Laughlin and Avi -- with gems and jewlery in a
Laughlin casino and rockhound stuff at Avi. Avi has free dry camping.
It can be cold, windy, dusty, but it gets bigger every year.

Grant

On Nov 26, 2007 5:53 PM, Grant Johnston wrote:
> There is a club in Quartzsite that has field trips and a clubhouse
> with lapidary tools. You have to join the club to use their equipment
> but I think anybody can go on the field trips.
>
> If you don't already have a motel reservation -- or an RV for camping
> -- you will have to drive 20 miles to Blythe, CA. Everything in town
> is booked about a year in advance.
>
> You will find better facilities at Clouds, in Avi, just south of
> Laughlin, NV. Avi is a pretty big Indian Casino with a rock show in
> their dirt lot. Lots of room for dry camping.
>
> http://www.cloudsjamboree.com/
>
> Grant
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2007 9:58 PM, Tom Bowers wrote:
> > Grant,
> >
> > This will be the first year that my wife and I are retired and we plan on making our first trip out that way. We have no idea as to what is the best time to be there or what we will need to do about motel/camping arrangements. One thing I'd like to try is some of my own hunting in the area. Is there someplace that novices to Quartzite/Clouds like ourselves can write/look to get some info so we can plan our trip? Then, yes we may be there at that time.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > Grant Johnston wrote:
> > I'm looking forward to going to Quartzsite and Clouds Jamboree again
> > this year. I missed both of them last year because of a badly injured
> > budget. This year I'll go to one of the shows, maybe Avi, then on Jan
> > 18, 19, & 20 I'll stop at the Blythe Bluegrass Festival before going
> > on to Quartzsite.
> >
> > Will anybody else be down there on those dates?
> >
> > Grant Johnston
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