As the weather moves in from Gordon (tropical storm/hurricane), I reflect back to last year when I and several other friends were preparing for Wasteland Weekend in California City, California. The general rule was “More Dirt”. Everything had to look dirty, aged and old. As the rains comes in, I can’t help but think this is a perfect time to set up my shelter and my gear to make sure it can withstand the winds (although it was thoroughly tested in the desert last year), but more so to remove all the leftover dirt it collected from the desert last year. Naa, I think I’ll just leave it for my next trip. Won’t have to spend so much time putting dirt on it, it is already there.