Day 53 April 26

flowering cactus with big bee

There was a wind and dust advisory in place for the afternoon, so we had to stay another night here, instead of trying to tow the camper through 35-50 mph winds. The dust was really flying...we saw one "dirt devil" that reached all the way up into the sky. Visibility was very low, under one mile and significantly less in local areas. It is hard to imagine that we have gotten used to being able to see for many miles, and it it strange to looks out and not see the mountains, or even the nearby hills. We went for a hike on the "Jasper Trail" here at Rockhound this morning. We found lots of nice pink and red jasper pieces, and Anna even found a few pieces of opal. In the afternoon, some of us went to get supplies and some tried the "Thunder Egg Trail" again...we won't be able to tell who was more successful in their gathering until we get home and cut open the rocks, but found a couple of pieces that look promising!


Dust storm sun set