Friday, November 16, 2012 - San Antonio Mechanic Shop, San Antonio NM
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Afterglow, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio NM, November 10, 2012
Aarggh
Wrong water pump. Guess I'll be sitting here another couple of days.
Night camp
Drycamped - San Antonio Mechanic Shop, San Antonio NM
Troops Endure Blowing Sands and Mud Rain
... The single, solitary departure from this pattern came when it suddenly rained in the early evening. What fell from the sky was not water but mud, the rain pulling suspended sand into wet globs and pelting those foolish mortals who thought they could endure a 30- or 40-hour sandstorm. The temperature was just below 100 degrees, and everyone traveling with the military wore protective chemical and biological suits that enclosed the body from head to toe, plus body armor and a helmet. ...