What A Difference A Day Makes

 

We're seeing snow on the mountains again. Ugh.

 

From Pahrump we drove to a BLM campground seventeen miles North of Hawthorne, NV. It was a gorgeous day when we pulled in, warm with a slight breeze. We decided to have a campfire. The wind kicked up and we had to put it out. That was a first. 

The wind didn't stop until midnight of the next day. We decided not to travel because the wind was just too much. But it escalated as the day progressed. The slide topper billowed out like a kite and was slamming against the roof. We tried to pull the slide in, but the wind caught the topper and it left a portion loose and that was worse. So,we extended the slider out again. The topper is now ripped again!  The day was very nerve-racking. We could watch the slider hop and buckle up and down. The gusts shook the rig. Went to walk the dogs and I could barely stand up. We then realized there was no traffic on the road. Luckily we had internet and checked the DOT site. The road had been closed due to high winds. .All we could do was sit tight. The temperature had dropped during the day from 72 to 51 and with the wind, who knows how cold it was. We were the only ones in the campground and no traffic.

 

The dust was obscuring the view of the mountains. This picture is just the start of the dust!  When we got up the next day there was a dusting of snow on the hills behind us. We had thought we would stay a couple of days on Walker Lake, but the temperature was only going to be 51. We decided to continue on.

As we drove North we saw this Semi on the side of the road. Probably a result of the wind.

 

Walker Lake has a high concentration of Alkaline and has been shrinking in size. There is a Navy Undersea Warfare School Detachment and Army Ordinance Depot located in the area. Whats in the lake, for the Navy to be there???