Everybody likes to talk about but nobody can do anything it. Yesterday it was in the 70s here and today it is snowing. Weather changes very fast here and the winds howl when it does. The weather is so bad now that we cannot use air transport so I am stuck here in the hospital with a sick baby waiting for the weather to clear so that we can use a unit to take the baby to Flagstaff or Albuquerque. There are so many transports by air of sick people that there is a private air transport crew and airplane based here in Chinle, a town of 5000. This is due to Chinle hospital that draws from an are the size of Rhode Island but does not have an intensive care unit for children or adults. There are also a lot of traumatic accidents in the area due to the rural life style. People use a lot of All Terrain Vehicles, Horses, and power tools. Everybody has a pickup truck which is almost a necessity. Although alcohol is not allowed on the reservation and even the transportation of alcohol is illegal there are many alcohol related accidents when people drive after drinking in Gallup, NM or Flagstaff, Arizona.
Chinle is located at 5500 feet and is in a broad valley between two high mesas of 7,000 feet. The valley produces a venturi effect such as the Columbia River Gorge. Wind here is similar to Hood River, Oregon. Too bad we don't have the micro brews, trees, or water that Hood River has. We do have a lot of dust and sand so if you look sand dunes you've come to the right place. March is also the big season for the winds as changes in pressure that spring brings also bring the winds and sand. I get demabrasion treatments everytime I walk outside and I think by nose has ground down to a nub.
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