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The last job upon emptying the tent is to remove the large rocks I placed inside, in case the wind got really strong

7199-tent.jpg The disorder inside my tent will be packed up shortly; perhaps I'll drink an extra cup of coffee as a way to procrastinateThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surfaceThe disorder inside my tent will be packed up shortly; perhaps I'll drink an extra cup of coffee as a way to procrastinateThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surfaceThe disorder inside my tent will be packed up shortly; perhaps I'll drink an extra cup of coffee as a way to procrastinateThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surfaceThe disorder inside my tent will be packed up shortly; perhaps I'll drink an extra cup of coffee as a way to procrastinateThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surfaceThe disorder inside my tent will be packed up shortly; perhaps I'll drink an extra cup of coffee as a way to procrastinateThumbnailsThe sand accumulation comes to an end as the road rises up onto a firmer, more gravelly surface

Due to loose sand and rock in the desert, I find that large rocks placed inside the tent along the periphery are often more helpful than the tent stakes that work well in clay-based soils.