Just returned from a 2 week trip into New Mexico. We had strong winds (no idea of speeds) so much of the trip that it made us question whether we still wanted to do this RV'ing thing. Hubby does all the driving, and he holds up pretty well...or at least doesn't let it show. It does often become a white knuckle experience and to me it takes a lot of the enjoyment out of it.
After a lot of winds on most of the highways we travelled, and after sitting through 3 days of horrible buffeting winds - all day and all night - in a KOA in Las Vegas NM, we were dreading our trip home.
We ran into strong winds along I-25 near Santa Fe but managed to stay on the road. However we were on a secondary road somewhere between Hatch and Deming NM and a swirling gust hit us so hard we were pushed to the right, then to the left and across the center line.
We thanked our lucky stars that there was no oncoming traffic at that moment. We both lost a lot of sleep on this trip, worrying what we would encounter with each day.
On a trip to CA two years ago we fought winds so much of the way, and on our way home had to interrupt our trip and get off the road between Bakersfield and Mojave due to high winds that toppled semi trucks. These types of experiences surely do take some enjoyment out of being on the road.
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