{"id":5716,"date":"2011-05-02T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=5716"},"modified":"2011-09-12T22:10:23","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T06:10:23","slug":"may-1-and-2-2011-desert-jaunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2011\/05\/02\/may-1-and-2-2011-desert-jaunt\/","title":{"rendered":"May 1 and 2, 2011  Desert Jaunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The drive east from L.A. for my stormchase stint is typically drab and dull.\u00a0 This is especially true if I take Interstate 10 into Texas.\u00a0 On occasion I try to mix things up and to try different routes which don&#8217;t add too many extra miles.\u00a0 I love the desolation along routes 62 and 652 from El Paso to Orla, and I stopped a couple of times for some photo taking.<\/p>\n<p>These desert images were somewhat of a harbinger of the type of weather that would characterize most of Texas for the rest of the spring and summer during 2011.\u00a0 The first two are at Desert Center, CA, the second two are on Salt Flat in Hudspeth County, TX, the next two are at Orla, and the final two from the Loving\/Reeves county line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0366_DesertCenter_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5717\" title=\"110501_0366_DesertCenter_CA\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0366_DesertCenter_CA-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0366_DesertCenter_CA-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0366_DesertCenter_CA-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0366_DesertCenter_CA.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0368_DesertCenter_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5718\" title=\"110501_0368_DesertCenter_CA\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0368_DesertCenter_CA-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0368_DesertCenter_CA-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0368_DesertCenter_CA-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110501_0368_DesertCenter_CA.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0381_SaltFlat_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5719\" title=\"110502_0381_SaltFlat_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0381_SaltFlat_TX-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0381_SaltFlat_TX-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0381_SaltFlat_TX-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0381_SaltFlat_TX.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0383_SaltFlat_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5720\" title=\"110502_0383_SaltFlat_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0383_SaltFlat_TX-207x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0383_SaltFlat_TX-207x123.jpg 207w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0383_SaltFlat_TX-300x178.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0383_SaltFlat_TX.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0386_Orla_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5721\" title=\"110502_0386_Orla_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0386_Orla_TX-210x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0386_Orla_TX-210x123.jpg 210w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0386_Orla_TX-300x175.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0386_Orla_TX.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0391_Orla_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5722\" title=\"110502_0391_Orla_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0391_Orla_TX-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0391_Orla_TX-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0391_Orla_TX-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0391_Orla_TX.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0394_Loving_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5723\" title=\"110502_0394_Loving_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0394_Loving_TX-215x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0394_Loving_TX-215x123.jpg 215w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0394_Loving_TX-300x171.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0394_Loving_TX.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0397_Loving_TX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5724\" title=\"110502_0397_Loving_TX\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0397_Loving_TX-183x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0397_Loving_TX-183x123.jpg 183w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0397_Loving_TX-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/110502_0397_Loving_TX.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drive east from L.A. for my stormchase stint is typically drab and dull.\u00a0 This is especially true if I take Interstate 10 into Texas.\u00a0&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2011\/05\/02\/may-1-and-2-2011-desert-jaunt\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44,28,36,14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-44","7":"category-artsy","8":"category-desert","9":"category-old-stuff","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5725,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5716\/revisions\/5725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}