Dust Storm in Van Horn, TX – Very Outside Our Bubble!

Posted by David.B | Dec 30, 2010 | Travel Notes | 8 |

Dust Storm – The sky should be Blue!

Ok, this is totally Outside Our Bubble!!! I wanted to post this quickly as it is something we have not experienced before. We are currently in the middle of a dust storm! 50MPH winds with gusts as high as 65 here in Van Horn, TX. It sounds like our coach is being sand blasted! And I guess it kind of is.

We are stopped at a KOA for the night and we got here just in time to setup and hunker down. Below is a YouTube video of what it is like. Be sure to take note of the color of our Saturn. (Dirty Brown was not an offered option.)

8 Comments

Joe on December 30, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Do you have a kite to fly…. :)
Does not look fun….
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- David on December 30, 2010 at 7:27 pm
  Nope…No Kite, nor did we want to stand out their any longer. That was kind of a bad idea. Even more so with Tasha. It sure will be hard to take her out tonight.
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OurTakeOnFreedom on December 30, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Not to be too fearmongering, but I always wondered what kind of gusts would be dangerous for an RV. I guess one could mitigate risk by parking into the wind, but does anyone have an idea of what it would take to, well, topple over a rig?
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CeiPui on December 30, 2010 at 11:12 pm
I only experienced a short life (about 30 min) dust storm once in Colorado, but I think it was not as strong as the one you just experienced, not sure, for we took shelter inside a supermarket.
Poor Tasha is right!
I also wonder, is it safe to leave the slides out in a dust storm?
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Dasy on December 31, 2010 at 9:17 am
Oh my! Poor Tasha and Brenda! David, you sound like you are enjoying it.:P
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David on December 31, 2010 at 1:43 pm
We put in the main slide at 8:00PM. The coach was rocking side to side and we just did not want to loose our main slide slide topper.
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Brad Wiley on January 7, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Hey, all the best stories deal with adversity! Hi guys, we thought we would see where you were on the planet, glad to see your still on the road. Miriam and I leave in a few weeks for Florida for five weeks of hopefully sunshine.I had an incredible year for sales of my work and I shouldnt really be playing, ha ha. Life comes first! Maybe we will cross trails sometime…Brad
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- David on January 7, 2011 at 11:06 pm
  Hi Brad!!! Your little Wood Duck is traveling right along with us. When we head back East later in the year, we will have to see where you guys are. Maybe we could meet up!
  Take care, safe travels!
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