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I hate my decision: I'm going to pack up and cancel my hike into the Newberry Mountains, even though I'm camped at my trailhead

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8373-toothpaste.jpg I retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meThumbnailsThe Mojave Desert is a dry place, but I see a lot of green sprouts, happier than me about last night's rain stormI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meThumbnailsThe Mojave Desert is a dry place, but I see a lot of green sprouts, happier than me about last night's rain stormI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meThumbnailsThe Mojave Desert is a dry place, but I see a lot of green sprouts, happier than me about last night's rain stormI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meThumbnailsThe Mojave Desert is a dry place, but I see a lot of green sprouts, happier than me about last night's rain stormI retreat to the tent and consider packing up and skipping today's Newberry Mountains hike as the tent walls blow down at meThumbnailsThe Mojave Desert is a dry place, but I see a lot of green sprouts, happier than me about last night's rain storm

I don't have a good feeling about this wind storm, perhaps because of the cold temperature. I just don't feel confident that my tent will be here undamaged upon my return in eight hours if I do my planned hike up into the Newberry Mountains.