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Published: July 13th 2010
Monday July12th
Daily Information
High temp: 75 degrees
Low temp: 46degrees
WIND 40mph all day gusting to 60
SORRY NO PICTURES TODAY - SAND AND DUST STORM
Campground Elevation: 65 above sea level
Highest Elevation: 4640 above sea level
Lowest Elevation: 164 above sea level
Traveled 380 miles
Departed 8:45PDT Weather cool, foggy, chilly, sunny with dust storm later
Highlights
Mt. Adams to the North
Mt. Jefferson to the South
Mt. Hood now behind us
Wine and Lavender Country
Back running along the Gorge for 120 miles
Kite and Wind surfing on the extremely windy, gnarly, Columbia River - Crazy!
Major dust storms and range fires closing interstate for a time
Entered Washington at 12:10PDT, the Evergreen State
Saw my first Tumbling Tumbleweed Tumble
We blew into Idaho at 4:10PDT
Arrived at campground 4:25PDT
We will be here on the lake for two nights
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Tot: 0.235s; Tpl: 0.008s; cc: 11; qc: 59; dbt: 0.1927s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1;
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Donna
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tumbleweed
Hi Justin, Tumbleweeds are great to watch if you see them tumling, and usually preceed dust storms. Now let me know when you see a Jack Rabbit, for it is a sight to see. Weather is 90 here again, with little rain, not much, but a little. Travel safely we are praying for all of you.