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I stand in the wind on the Newberry Mountains foothills, thinking (wishing) that the wind is dropping to an acceptable level

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8358-tent.jpg After more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThumbnailsI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThumbnailsI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThumbnailsI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThumbnailsI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meAfter more than 30 minutes, my lukewarm water makes a good cup of Starbuck's instant coffee, the only instant I find acceptableThumbnailsI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at me

A few minutes later, another strong wind huffs and puffs, seeing if it can blow my tent down.