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Isn’t weather Grand?!?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n
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We got here on Saturday and didn’t plan much for Sunday. It was laundry day, and we had to deal with our decision to cancel our imminent 5-day camping trip to Guadalupe Mountains National Park…figure out our re-route and make new reservations. Thought maybe we’d do an afternoon Museum Trip. NOPE! <\/mark><\/strong>Mark went to get the last batch of laundry from the dryer, wearing a mask, because the wind was picking up and blowing lots of dust around. That’s when we got the weather warning.<\/p>\n\n\n

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So we battened down the hatches, and just hunkered down in Lizzy. The wind did start to lessen by mid afternoon, but the dust didn’t really settle till later. Here’s a picture out of the kitchen window. Exciting day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday was clear and relatively calm…a perfect day for our re-visit (1st time in 2015) to nearby White Sands National Park<\/mark><\/strong> (#57-Revisit). We drove the 8 mile Dunes Drive and did the 5-mile Alkali Flat Trail<\/mark><\/strong>. Walking UP sand dunes is, ah, challenging.  Following the “Trail” was sometimes challenging. Walking DOWN sand dunes was like walking down a hill in light snow.  It was a really fun and sometimes surreal hike…SO COOL<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n