It was much cooler in Phoenix, Oregon than Phoenix, Arizona. The drive from Phoenix, Oregon to Florence was a white knuckler through most mountain passes. We stopped at one town for gas. While fueling a huge and powerful dust devil came right through the gas pump area. It was so powerful it moved a full dumpster into the middle of the street and then sucked half of the cardboard boxes and trash out of it. I tried to shut our truck door in time but the driver side was full of trash before I could get to it. Everyone started picking up trash and the gas station attendants rolled the dumpster back into place. Everyone was flabbergasted by the experience. Then 5 minutes later it happened again. Everyone was amazed to see full size cardboard boxes swirling around in the air 200 to 300 feet heading towards another part of town.
We arrived at the RV Park in Florence where we had a reservation. The Park had just finished renovations that brought water, electric and sewer to about half the site. The sites are very narrow and it was difficult backing in but we made it with the help of a Fellow RV’er from the site next to us.
North By Northwest 