Quartzsite Day 5--2018

Quartazsite, Arizona
BLM

What a day!  It was a long day but so much fun.  It started out with a visit to the Gum Gallery Museum.  I've known its been here but never went as you have to call ahead and get an appointment to view it.  Thanks to Linda, she had a tour scheduled between 9:30-10.  

Joanne has been collecting gum for 70 years. I guess our expectations weren't very high for a gum museum.

A few years ago Jo's husband built her a building and made 112 cases to showcase her collections.

She came out and told us a little about how the gallery began and left us.  She said she'd check back later.  

If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know I love to tell you about visiting a place, but don't like to tell you everything about it so when you go you enjoy more.  I can't imagine anyone not loving this place.

Here's an example of what you'll see.

This case has rope made out of gum wrappers.

Needless to say Bill loved this one.

There was gum for both political parties.

How about Shakespearean insult gum?

Noses that are gum were displayed in one of the showcases.  

I had no idea that gum came in so many different ways.

The cases were displayed according to year.

Pink lemonade gum--I wonder what that would taste like.

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There was "adult" gum.

Monopoly gum was represented.  

There were a lot of items related to gum, that wasn't gum.

I can't remember laughing as much as we did in this museum.

ORGASgum--The Pre-Screw Chew.

You might want to click on the photos to enlarge them so you can read all the writing on the HandzOff anti-masturbatory gum.

This is a must see place.  Did I mention that it is free?







We stopped to show George this airplane on a car carrier.

Luckily the guys just looked and didn't purchase any of these old vehicles.






We wanted to stop at the Chamber of Commerce to see what other hidden treasures this area has.  

Of course the world's largest belt buckle was worthy of a photo op.

We stopped at the Yacht Club for lunch.  Look who was just walking out.  Linda and I suggested they go visit the gum museum.

Jay is now an official member of the Yacht Club.









You'd think that would have been enough fun for the day but not for this foursome.  

George drove over to Bouse to see the monument.  






It's amazing the things you learn about an area.  There was a secret military camp where Patton's army trained.  They learned how to use a strong light on a tank to confuse the opposing forces.   Sounds strange to try and explain it.  

The camp was 25 miles away and George loves to drive.  Need I say anymore.  The Bouse brochure said it was accessible by ATV over a gravel road.  We took some desert roads and ended up in Swansea ghost town.  Linda was worried it was going to turn dark before we got out of there.

Since we missed the Montana Circling of the Wagons potluck, we went to the Grubstake for fish and chips.  

It was a wonderful day filled with a lot of laughter.  Too bad I didn't have a second camera battery with me.

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