Best places to be a desert rat?

[GeorgeHayduke]

43. I do like the way you think.

I've stayed many months at the LTVA in Quarzsite over the last few years. I miss Taco Tuesday at themexican joint on 95 (its been shut the last few years). Imperial Dam LTVA in Yuma isn't quite the same, but there are quite a few 28-day areas that are keen there. Exploring that part of the desert is fun, especially as you approach the highlands towards Flag.

Alas, I ended-up in Central WA (it was 14° this morning) to visit my dad, get new glasses, etc. Enjoyed the trip north on 395 (all-time favorite drive in the US no phone service for 2.5 days). Bummed a bit in Bishop, Lee Vining, June Lake, Bridgeport, Lakeview, Susanville, Burns, John Day, Pendleton, visited my birthsite and generally had a good time making silly jokes to myself alone in a truck while being heckled by cows and osprey.

But you're on the right track!