just a reminder... Desert rules
Just returned from a week of State Park desert camping near home in Arizona. Hot days (mid 90's) to start the week , late week scattered rains. Thursday morning rainfall rapidly progressed from a ...
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cdlaine wrote:
Yep... luck of the draw on this one... 100 yards away another
5ver was high and dry... in our case, in-action was the appropriate
response.. but, overcoming or ignoring the urge to "do something"
seemed counter-intuitive (that was the hardest part for me). We appreciate
the good thoughts and are looking forward to a great winter of desert camping.
I have (since) wondered what it would take to "float" one of these rigs...seems slope,
combined with "tidal force" and mud/debris movement would play a part... as would lift.
About 1 1/2 months ago during the monsoon, local news featured a "double wide" in
nearby desert floating along until trapped up against structure. The elderly folks inside
were in a raging spontaneous river , and required helicopter lowered rescue assistance.
It can happen, even in a desert, even in a drought.
Now...when I hear "it never happens" I get the giggles.
Chas
It happened... In NASHVILLE, TN in 2010. Mobile homes floating down I-24. No joke.
No desert there, ever.
