Video TR: Lake Havasu & Oatman, AZ

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Lake Havasu is a turquoise jewel on the Colorado River separating Arizona from California. We boondock on BLM in Craggy Wash while visiting both Lake Havasu City and the town of Oatman along Historic Route 66, which is positively overrun by a herd of wild burros:

https://youtu.be/dVaUIYOqLgg

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185EZ wrote:

Craggy wash used to be filled with RV's out to the hwy and then they shut that down. Everyone stays a few miles north of there.
Enjoy your stay.

Oh we did enjoy, that was filmed in early November. It's still crazy busy right past the line where camping is still allowed, but we went 3 miles in to gain some solitude. If my only option had been the crowded area up front, I would've gone somewhere else.

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Thanks.
Been here awhile.
Couldn't take the Chicago weather anymore.
Ya Oatman is over run with burros. We rode through there a few weeks ago on our bikes and had to stop and wait for the burros to cross.
Such a versatile area to either be on the lake or go off roading and then head out to shoot some guns or go to the casino across the lake for $2 boat ride.
Craggy wash used to be filled with RV's out to the hwy and then they shut that down. Everyone stays a few miles north of there.
Enjoy your stay.

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185EZ wrote:
Lake Havasu?
never heard of it....:)

LOL! Nice shots.

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Lake Havasu?
never heard of it....:)

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garyemunson wrote:
Oatman is a great place to visit but with an RV, it's best to only enter the town from the West side. The East entrance, from Flagstaff, has a very dangerous (for RVs) downhill grade. It's best just viewed from Oatman once you come in from the West.

We approached from the west; never saw the grade to the east.

Bumpyroad wrote:
years back, 1975ish, they were offering free plane flights (Hughes air???) out there to see a developing community and a woman in my car pool went out and liked the area. recently I did a real estate search and IIRC there were over 1,000 places for sale or rent. quite a change from the small town when I was looking. Heard they thought they were buying the "real" London bridge however.
bumpy

Yes, Lake Havasu City was a purpose-built community founded in 1964 by the founder of McCulloch oil, and the chainsaw company that bears his name.

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years back, 1975ish, they were offering free plane flights (Hughes air???) out there to see a developing community and a woman in my car pool went out and liked the area. recently I did a real estate search and IIRC there were over 1,000 places for sale or rent. quite a change from the small town when I was looking. Heard they thought they were buying the "real" London bridge however.
bumpy

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Oatman is a great place to visit but with an RV, it's best to only enter the town from the West side. The East entrance, from Flagstaff, has a very dangerous (for RVs) downhill grade. It's best just viewed from Oatman once you come in from the West.