Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - Cave Creek Regional Park, Cave Creek AZ
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Saguaro Sunrise, Cave Creek Regional Park, Cave Creek AZ, February 1, 2012
Night camp
Overflow Parking - Cave Creek Regional Park, Cave Creek AZ
- Verizon cell phone and EVDO service - very good signal
- Locate this camp on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Troops Endure Blowing Sands and Mud Rain
... The single, solitary departure from this pattern came when it suddenly rained in the early evening. What fell from the sky was not water but mud, the rain pulling suspended sand into wet globs and pelting those foolish mortals who thought they could endure a 30- or 40-hour sandstorm. The temperature was just below 100 degrees, and everyone traveling with the military wore protective chemical and biological suits that enclosed the body from head to toe, plus body armor and a helmet. ...