[meteorite-list] Clouds Jamboree Gem and Mineral Show

[GeoZay at aol.com]

>>Most of the show is outdoors at  the palm tree laden Avi Hotel on the 
river and 
it runs the entire month of  January.  There are over 22,000 clean hotel 
rooms 
here in town and most  are bargain priced this time of year, some as low as 
$29.95 /night.   Not bad considering most have a wonderful view of the 
Colorado 
River, water  taxis and all of the free alcohol you can consume 24 hours a 
day, 7 
days a  week if you gamble a little bit. For those who like to gamble, you 
can  
freely give over your money to the many casinos or better yet, take a 
gamble  on 
odd looking rocks.  The Grand Canyon is only a couple of hours away  or a 
few 
minutes away from a major petroglyphs site.  The weather is  usually 
perfect for 
meteorite hunting and there is nothing but desert,  mountains, the river 
and lake 
Mojave as far as the eye can see.  >>

I've stayed at this hotel 6 years ago when we started a 4 day  canoe trip 
down the Colorado River. A very nice hotel that served a good early  
breakfast before shoving off. From this point, it wasn't long before we were  
traveling thru some very nice desert scenery. I only wished I took the time to  
photograph what I saw as we went along.
GeoZay