The desert is not a drab place! Here's a desert golf course - sure looks interesting, but we've never seen anyone playing here.



They're too busy looking out for ultralight airplanes making touch-and-go landings nearby.



There's these orange flowers. I would call them California Poppies, but I was told they're called Mexican poppies here.


Then there's the purple ones.


But the real local color in Quartzsite is the people. I didn't take many photos, but here's one who really likes to have his picture taken. This is Paul Winer. He owns the Oasis Bookstore - where you can find just about anything. He has a very colorful past as an entertainer. He has won many a court battle for civil rights. Specifically the right to wear anything you want ... or nothing. He is also an illustrator for books - the best known being "Snowbird Mating Season" and "Jesus in my Golf Cart" Here's how he signed the book I purchased: