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Dirt Roads, Primitive Camping, and White SUVs in Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona

Returning from the King of Arizona Mine. See the sign on to the left of Dodgy? That marks the beginning of private property and our strange chase scene.

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge sits between Quartzsite and Yuma, Arizona. From certain parts of the refuge, you can hear the explosion of ordinance from the neighboring military proving ground. This time, however, we intent to explore the heart of this 665,400 acres of Yuma desert and the refuge's namesake.

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Quick-Gravel Parking Lots, Truck Campers, And Adult Day Care in Quatzsite, Arizona

We pull into a deeply graveled parking lot and park next to a fellow truck camper. Only a vehicle with 4-wheel-drive could possibly navigate this lake of gravel. We watch several sedans and small trucks get dragged out while chatting with our fellow truck campers about campgrounds, storage, and cabover sleeping.

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Palm Slot Canyon

After big horn sheep, our second greatest interest is in hiking a slot canyon. Along with being on our way, Palm Slot Canyon is accessed by a rough road that requires 4-wheel-drive, which scratched our overlanding itch. Though, our eagerness to tackle such a challenge may have gotten us in trouble.

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Culp Valley Primitive Campground

Sunrise over an Avion C11 truck camper boondocking in the Culp Valley Primitive Campground of Anza Borrego Desert State Park.

We arrive at this the Culp Valley Primitive Campground late at night. The sun set hours ago and the only light comes from a few dispersed campers already in position and a faint glow from the city's light pollution across the mountains. As with many primitive camping sites, there isn't a lot of signage to indicate where to go. After a bit of fumbling about, though, we managed to back into a little nook and settle in for the night.

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