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Roads to Plateau Hame De Colquhoun

Example of the road.

On the drive home from town I got to thinking about the dirt road and traveling it. This road is our biggest fear, why would people travel to attend an event. Though it’s washboard and has dips, it’s not a bad road as far as dirt roads go, it’s not rocky, pretty straight, there’s one hill but not a big hill.

For us to achieve our privacy, quietness, the views of mountains and skies (hardly any light pollution. We had to be off the beaten path. Out here you can be as loud as you like, all night if you want to. Beautiful sky views, You can run naked all day if you really want to (Not my thing but others may like it). But the point is by living down this road we have the ability to do those things.

Biggest issue we’ve have had so far with the road (That really surprised us). There are a lot of campers (probably about half that come) that don’t know how to travel a dirt road.

When traveling roads that are washboard (not talking dips, hills). Slow is not better, (not talking about pulling a 5th wheel as I’m not sure how they handle it) but class A, C, vans, cars, trucks, TT. When you drive to slow you hit every washboard rib. But give it some speed (each vehicle is different on how fast) you float over the top, you can still feel the ribs but not as bad, also in bigger vehicles slowly swerve back and forth.

It takes us about 20 minutes to travel the 11 miles in our RVs. The car, truck about 15 minutes.

We’d like to hear what you found that works, doesn’t work while traveling.

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Plateau hame de colquhoun event schedule

Camping and movie night was fun, we had a quick wind storm, which caused us to shut down the movie for little bit. We were able to watch both movies, and learned a few things that we need to fix to prepare sudden winds.

Next Camping and Movie night will be Saturday May 13th. Come celebrate Mothers day weekend by camping and watch a movie!
Movie to be determined.

Comment your suggestions for movies.

Plateau Hame De Colquhoun event schedule.

  • May 6th live music by Jay Floyd a Free event. All are welcome. **Artist tips graciously accepted.
  • May 13 subject to change camping and movie night. $10 up to 5 people. Book a campsite through our website. (First come, first served parking lot camping can be purchased online or in person at the Dust Nail General Store).
  • May 19th to 21st Nomad Gathering in the Desert a fun packed weekend filled with live music Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and J5th & the 77 Riders , bingo, talent show, movie, bonfires. ** Registration can be purchased online, during another event or at the Dusty Nail General Store **
  • June 17th subject to change camping and movie night. $10 up to 5 people. Book a campsite through our website. (First come, first served parking lot camping can be purchased online or in person at the Dust Nail General Store).
  • July 15th subject to change camping and movie night. $10 up to 5 people. Book a campsite through our website. (First come, first served parking lot camping can be purchased online or in person at the Dust Nail General Store).
  • August 19th subject to change camping and movie night. $10 up to 5 people. Book a campsite through our website. (First come, first served parking lot camping can be purchased online or in person at the Dust Nail General Store).
  • September 23rd subject to change camping and movie night. $10 up to 5 people. Book a campsite through our website. (First come, first served parking lot camping can be purchased online or in person at the Dust Nail General Store).
  • October 20 and 21 West Mesa Haunted Hay Ride and After Party (21st only)
    . Time and cost to be determined. Look for tickets to be purchased online, or during another event at the Dusty Nail Store.

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J Floyd live May 6th

Plateau Hame De Colquhoun is proud to announce that Jay Floyd will be here playing live May 6th! Doors open at 7 pm. BYOB, 420 friendly, all are welcome!!
Come get your dose of alternative country for an evening of Music in the Desert!

https://jfloydmusic.com/music

Tent, RV, vehicle camping is available using one of the platforms listed on our website!

No show ticket fee, artist tips graciously accepted.

May 19th to 21st we are hosting Nomad Gathering in the Desert check out our website for more information!

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Beautiful Day here at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun

Beautiful 73 degree day up here at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun ! It’s going to be a perfect night for sitting under the stars, by a bonfire watching Hunger Games Mocking jay part one and two!

Book a site set up your tent or bring your camper and make a night of movies!

The Nomad Gathering in the Desert is just over a month away.
We have a fun packed weekend planned!

Friday:
Open Meeting
Silent Auction donation (Money goes towards bettering the roads and security for the community)
Talent Show
Movie under the stars! “Off the Map”

Saturday:
Noon Meeting planning next Nomad Gathering
BINGO with Prizes $5.00 per card
Live Music by Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and J5th & the 77 Riders !

Sunday:
Silent Auction
Closing Meeting

The schedule is subject to change, if you’d like to hold a workshop or activity please contact us by the end of the open meeting.

We still have vendor spots available! It’s free to vend with registration.

We also have volunteer positions available. Volunteers get free registration.

Check our website for more information!

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Dealing with winds

Wind and more wind.. Dealing with the winds up here on the mesa takes its toll on us. Going outside to work in it is hard you get sand in your mouth, eyes, lungs. We try to keep it out of the RV but that rarely works. My sinuses hate the winds and like to swell up.

Today is supposed to be the last of the winds for few days. Just in time for tomorrow nights movie night! We’ll be watching Hunger Games Mocking Jay part one and two under the beautiful night skies. All campers are welcome! You can book a campsite using one of the platforms on our website!

We also have the Nomad Gathering in the Desert coming May 19th to the 21st.

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Camp and Movie, and Nomad Gathering

We are excited to be hosting the first Nomad Gathering in the Desert ! A 2 night 3 day event on top of a mesa in the middle of the desert. With a talent show, an outdoor movie, Bingo, live music by one of our favorite vocalist.. Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter and first time here J5th & the 77 Riders , silent auction (funds go towards our community to better roads and security), food vendor, oh and beautiful night skies with very little light pollution…

Starts Friday May 19th at noon, register on our website or purchase a registration at the Dust Nails General Store at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun .

Come join us Sunday April 16th for outdoor movies Hunger Games Mocking Jay part 1 and 2! To attend book a campsite using one of the platforms listed on our website! Max of 5 people per campsite.

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Camp and a Movie

Camp and a movie Sunday April 16th. Sit under the stars and watch part 3 and 4 of the Hunger Games! This is a private event and only open to campers. To attend book your campsite through the website using one of the listed platforms.

Bring chairs, dress for occasion, if the weather permits we will have a bonfire!

The movie starts at dusk, approximately 7:30;to 8:00 pm.

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Movie Night

Last night we sat outside here at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun with a few friends and enjoyed the stars and watching The Hunger Games .

Come join us at the Nomad Gathering in the Desert and watch the movie Off the Map and bonfire on Friday May 19th movie will show after the Talent Show!

Saturday May 20th will be BINGO, live music and bonfire.

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Why stay when you can go to BLM land?

Now we are back home and settled after a weekend of camping we are back to getting ready for the Nomad Gathering in the Desert on weekend of May 19th.

During the Nomad Gathering we’ll be having a Talent show, an outdoor movie “Off the Maps”, live music by Jer Killinger Singer/Songwriter , J5th & the 77 Riders , and BINGO!

One of the things we heard a lot before opening up for camping is why would someone pay when they can go to BLM land for free.
We had questioned the same thing, we had heard stories about camping at some BLM lands, but never had experienced it ourselves.

After this last weekend we now understand why some rather pay. Our place isn’t much different than BLM, you can hike for miles, beautiful views, sunsets, sunrises over the mountains, very little light pollution which makes sky viewing beyond your beliefs. But we also offer security, respect, not going to walk through your campsite without permission.
We offer a few amenities, a toilet and hopefully the shower soon. You can socialize or stay to yourself, you can have food delivered to your site (the menu can be found on the website), we also have the new miniature Dusty Nail General Store which offers home made wash cloths, art prints and originals, build your own charm jewelry, “I survived music in the desert” t shirts, schedule a henna tattoo, tours of the mesa for those that might not be able to hike it, oh and you get a cell signal. These few things are what makes the difference and we feel security, respect and cell signal is the main reason. These are things we lacked while camping on BLM land this last weekend. We had to make our own security..

We like to hear from you, are there more we can offer that would make your stay more comfortable?

Make sure to visit our website https://plateauhamedecolquhoun.com
or find us on Facebook Plateau Hame De Colquhoun , Instagram @plateauhamedecolquhoun , TikTok or on our YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@ArtOfTinyLiving to learn more about us!

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Short Break

We took a break for a few days, went camping and closed down Plateau Hame De Colquhoun. It may sound weird to some as we live full time in an RV and off-grid, yet go camping. But we still love tent camping usually in places RVs can’t get into! But now we are home refreshed but look forward to sleeping in our bed. I think the dogs will enjoy a good sleep as they are exhausted.

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