Quartzstite-Day 3 ( The Weirdness Factor)

 

Totems

Totems

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I really was not sure what this was??? A long wig and horns on a walking stick. Now that has the weirdness factor for sure.

S0274313 bananas My off-center sense of humor is at its’ peak when we go to Quartzsite, Arizona. The rock shows are great, but the flea market areas are where the real strange things appear.

1950 Dode Wayfarer with a 440 at a hot dog stand

1950 Dode Wayfarer with a 440 at a hot dog stand

We saw a row of vendors where you could buy a box of bananas and get your concealed weapons permit in the next tent, and a strange beer drinking tent, tools, water filters for the RV, LED lights, knife, Bushnell binoculars, a 1950 Dodge Wayfarer parked next to a hot dog stand. By the way, the old rusty Dodge had a 440, and the owner assured me it would get up and go! Enjoy my pictures.

A truck seat

A truck seat would look nice in the waiting room at Paul’s RV.

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Good Ground Trading, the most eclectic, unusual store in town.

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Around the corner is a flea-market type area which we explored. The end of the street had an eccentric eclectic treasure shop called Good Ground Trading Company, motto, “Where the Far East meets the Old West”. Buddha, a large Incredible Hulk model, old signs, glass fishing floats from Japan, oxen yokes, pickup trucks converted into benches, large metal buckets with holes in them, and lots of stuff. Nearby was a stop for custom-made advertising flags, Vermont maple syrup and jelly, old-style metal signs, an old cooking stove, you name it. True to form, Bonnie bought a couple of used books–you can never have too many of those. That vendor was from Paradise, Michigan, so we had to all have a chat.

Quilts made by real Chinese Amish

Quilts made by real Chinese Amish

The Moroccans have a sense of humor

The Moroccans have a sense of humor

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You can get any rusty, artificially old sign here. The owner is nearby decorating cowskulls with rocks.

Bins full of rusty items

Bins full of rusty items

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Bone Yard

Bone Yard