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This desert wind storm seems to be getting a kick out of playing with my flexible tent, just to see what shapes it can make

8327-tent.jpg I step outside to take care of morning business and it's just as windy as I thought here in the Newberry Mountains foothillsThumbnailsI've been up for an hour and a half now, and spent much of that pacing around outside, hoping that the wind will die down a bitI step outside to take care of morning business and it's just as windy as I thought here in the Newberry Mountains foothillsThumbnailsI've been up for an hour and a half now, and spent much of that pacing around outside, hoping that the wind will die down a bitI step outside to take care of morning business and it's just as windy as I thought here in the Newberry Mountains foothillsThumbnailsI've been up for an hour and a half now, and spent much of that pacing around outside, hoping that the wind will die down a bitI step outside to take care of morning business and it's just as windy as I thought here in the Newberry Mountains foothillsThumbnailsI've been up for an hour and a half now, and spent much of that pacing around outside, hoping that the wind will die down a bitI step outside to take care of morning business and it's just as windy as I thought here in the Newberry Mountains foothillsThumbnailsI've been up for an hour and a half now, and spent much of that pacing around outside, hoping that the wind will die down a bit

It seems that the wind is getting worse. Given how many times I woke up overnight, I think I would have noticed if the tent got as flattened as this and threatened to suffocate me.