Happy Groundhog Day 2022❣

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Due to technical difficulties & poor reception yesterday,

Happy Belated Groundhog Day! 🤷‍♀️

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Here we go again! 😳
34 mph WIND might not seem too bad…
Unless you’re camping in a tent…
In the desert…
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This windstorm, now “affectionately” being called The Quartzsite Dust Bowl, was in the forecast for several days. I’m grateful for the early warning because it gave me enough time to plan. I packed up the screenporch tent that I’ve been using as a food storage & indoor meal prep area. I’m not sure yet if I’ll put it back up. Then I packed as much as possible into our regular tent, hoping to keep it from blowing away! I lowered the legs to shrink it down & covered it in tarps. The wind yanked the 10″ heavy duty stakes out of the ground a few times, but I was able to re-secure them. According to the local radio station, wind gusts reached 50+ mph. Maddie & were hunkered down safely in the car. The silver lining in this story is that the sun was shining. If we’d had rain along with the wind, it would have been truly disastrous.

The red arrow is pointing at the restroom. Many times throughout the day, it was completely invisible in the blowing dust. It looked like blizzard whiteout conditions. The blessing was that the sun was shining brightly all day! I had taken down the hummingbird feeder to protect it & was sad to see how many hummingbirds actually braved the storm, looking for food! I don’t know how they were even flying! I’ll have a lot of hungry visitors in the morning.
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Published by Where's Wendy? Livin' in the Edge!

On May 2, 2021, I departed from Massachusetts in my 2017 Ford Edge (Breezy Blue) with my 13.5 year young pup, Maddie, to fulfill a lifelong dream of a road trip across America. Our departure was delayed by a month, but we're making up for lost time now! My goal is to be out and about for a year.

2 thoughts on “Happy Groundhog Day 2022❣”

    1. 🤔 Maybe… 😁

      I’d consider it if:
      1. It was closer to the ocean or a river or a puddle! I miss WATER!
      2. If there was some GREEN close by. I miss trees & green grass!
      3. If it didn’t get so hot here in the summer! “The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 31 to September 20, with an average daily high temperature above 98°F. The hottest month of the year in Quartzsite is July, with an average high of 107°F and low of 81°F.” Even though I enjoy the heat & despise cold weather, I know that I couldn’t survive the HEAT here all summer!

      The cost to stay in this campground is $180 total from September 15-April 15! I decided to stay here long-term to cut down on my travel expenses. Between the cost of gas, occasional hotel stays & meals on the road, I definitely needed to conserve my funds & it’s working! It’s also been nice to stay in one place to give myself a break from setting up & tearing down the campsite every few days or weeks!

      I’m hoping & planning to stay here into March, before heading slowly back east. There’s a lot more beautiful country to visit between here & Massachusetts! 🇺🇲
      😎

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