100 MPH gusts expected tonight while camping. What to do?

[Donna D.]

Sites 12-19 and 35-44 all have clear unobstructed views, but they are all non-electric. That said, it's an easy walk around the park, so plenty of opportunities to catch a sunset.

I don't mind boondocking sites. I'll be doing plenty of that on my trip. There's something about sitting in a lawnchair, drinking a beverage and watching that beautiful sunset. Something I don't see here in Portland, but enjoyed every one I saw when I was in Arizona last year.

Sorry for detouring your thread Mike!

 

[alanmalk]

Donna, if you want to see full size petrified trees, wierd rock shapes and if you're up for some hiking...

"The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a 45,000-acre wilderness area located in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Established in 1984, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, except three parcels of private Navajo land within its boundaries."

(Apologies Mike.)

 

[Viajante]

Mike, this advice is too late for now, but maybe useful in the future. I’ve camped in the rv lot at Guadalupe several times and it’s often 40-50 mph windy. A good strategy is to tuck in next to the downwind side of a big motor home. Anything that deflects the wind is a big help. Preferably a big diesel.

If you tent in the campground at the Park you’ll find a collection of half gallon size stones on the tent pad. Those are for the corners inside your tent.

The Park is worth seeing and the hiking is great.

 

[Mike Lewis]

When I emerged from my trailer this morning at Guadalupe NP I assumed the hikers would have left, as it was 35 degrees with the wind blasting. Nope. There were several groups of hikers about to hit the trails. They were all bundled up like Ralphie's brother in "A Christmas Story". I smiled and waved as I left, while thinking "yer all nuts."

 

[WillyB]

Sites 12-19 and 35-44 all have clear unobstructed views, but they are all non-electric. That said, it's an easy walk around the park, so plenty of opportunities to catch a sunset.

We just stayed at Site 19 which has no electric or water but they do have several sites up the hill with Electric and Water.

 

[Mike G]

I survived similarly strong winds the morning of March 4 while camping on Lake Texoma. I had the Escape's tail facing into the west wind coming off the lake, and it felt really hairy. No damage, although it was strong enough to rotate my suv's mirror and partially rip the metal cover overtop the picnic table. The town 8-10 miles west of me had storm damage, and there was a tornado about 30 miles NNW of where I was. It was a scary wake-up at 5:30 a.m. The trailer was a rockin' but only wind came knockin'.

 

[Telescopist]

Oliver Lee Memorial SP was one of our favorite winter haunts when we lived in New Mexico. It consistently has some of the best sunsets in the southwest thanks to prevailing winds out of the south, pushing the smog from El Paso up the Rio Grande valley west of the park on the west side of the Organ Mountains.View attachment 978379View attachment 978378

You are not playing. Great images. Mind sharing the details re: camera/lens? Or was this all done with a cell phone. If that is the case, I may sell all of my equipment.

 

[GinoandLinda]

You are not playing. Great images. Mind sharing the details re: camera/lens? Or was this all done with a cell phone. If that is the case, I may sell all of my equipment.

Lol. Ya, sometimes I wonder why I bother with my camera. The pic with the campfire was shot with an iPhone. The other was with my Nikon D3300 Nikkor 35mm lens, f1.8 iso 40. I cropped the photo to enlarge it. Attached is the original, unaltered.

 

[Ron in BC]

Or was this all done with a cell phone. If that is the case, I may sell all of my equipment.

I haul out my Pentax and I'm sure everyone around me under a certain age is wondering "what's that".

Ron

 

[Viajante]

Is that because you are loading film?

I remember being at Machu Picchu in the 1970’s when avid photographers had rolls of film taped to their camera straps for quick access. The same with birders in the Amazon. The most competitive bunch of people I’ve seen.

 

[GinoandLinda]

I haul out my Pentax and I'm sure everyone around me under a certain age is wondering "what's that".

Ron

When I was one of the photographers for our high school yearbook, our cameras of choice were Yashica Mat A, twin lens reflex. When I graduated I purchased a used Yashica Mat 124G, complete with accessory lenses. It served me well into the mid-90’s when I needed something a little more portable to shoot our kids playing soccer and all that good stuff. Plus it was getting almost impossible to have 120 and 220 film processed since I no longer had access to a dark room. If money were no object, I’d have a Hasselblad 907x. Love those large format, full frame cameras.

 

[Mike Lewis]

On my current trip I brought with me:
- a Linhof Technika V 4x5 view camera,
- a Mamiya 7 medium-format camera,
- a Nikon F2AS 35mm camera,
- and yes, a Nikon Zf digital camera which I bought recently and don't know how to use.

But I have to say my Samsung S23 phone makes damned good photos.

BTW- if you are in southern New Mexico, go to Carrizozo and visit the Photozozo photography gallery. It features New Mexican photographers and images from the state. It's really nice.

 

[GinoandLinda]

On my current trip I brought with me:
…
- a Mamiya 7 medium-format camera,

Very nice. I always said rangefinder cameras never got the respect they were due.

 

[John in Santa Cruz]

I haul out my Pentax and I'm sure everyone around me under a certain age is wondering "what's that".

Ron

yeah, I used to get that alot with my old Pentax, too. darn it, I can't find a picture of MY Pentax, but this is the cover from the system catalog, and that was my favorite lens, along with the hand grip I always used.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Very nice. I always said rangefinder cameras never got the respect they were due.

Yeah, no kidding. They are great for image quality and are quiet. But I guess the modern mirrorless digital cameras are a rough equivalent.

 

[HABBERDABBER]

Yeah, I had a Pentax K1000. Over 3 million of them made, and it was the Model T of cameras.

 

[iamunique127]

Very nice. I always said rangefinder cameras never got the respect they were due.

I used a Canon rangefinder throughout my time as the photographer for the University newspaper and my adventures during those summers. A wonderfully simple camera with good image quality. I've since had some digital Fujis that felt similar.

We were going to a local provincial park for a walk yesterday and on the way out the door I picked up my Nikon DSLR and excellent lens but then decided to just use the iPhone. I'd have it with me anyway and it is so nice and compact.

Getting back on topic- it was pretty windy out there too.

 

[Ron in BC]

Yeah, I had a Pentax K1000. Over 3 million of them made, and it was the Model T of cameras.

I still have mine. Can't bring myself to garbage can it.

Ron

 

[HABBERDABBER]

I still have mine. Can't bring myself to garbage can it.

Ron

I unloaded mine on eBay, along with all the lens and accessories. There's a market for them. Photography class students desire the K1000 as it is a basic, rugged and manual camera.

 

[SRS]

KEH Camera is a great place to sell used equipment. Film cameras like vinyl records are having a resurgence.