Description: Desert. It gets cold at night and very hot during the
day. It is very windy. I tried every means to keep up a tent and the wind
is so strong that it took away every tent I ever put up. The climate is
dry. I could never stand to stay outside during the day. The best time to
go out is in the morning or evening. The only things that seem to grow
here is Joshua trees, Yucca trees, cat trees, chaparral bushes and sage
brush. Most anything will grow, however, if you have water. Watermelon and
other plants would grow by themselves around our leaky water tank.
Dolan Springs, Arizona is located 70 miles east of Las
Vegas Nevada, and 50 miles south of Kingman Arizona. Population: 1,300
spread out over about 20 miles either direction. My friend Rick Fischer
describes our town as a large trailer park spread out over a 20 mile area.
The Grand Canyon is 20 miles away, and we get a lot of tourists buses
through our town. Lake Mead is 40 miles north of town. Most of us don't
live in town. There is only one paved road. Pierce ferry road is the main
road into town. You have to go 20 miles off Route 93 to get there.
After that, it is all dirt roads to any of our homes. My road will give
you a heart attack and I doubt very much you'll have the nerve to make it
to my house. Your car will bottom out on some big rocks and you will
probably lose a muffler, if you make it up several steep hills. If you
have a 4 wheel drive you should be o.k.
