Yeah, I was in New Mexico, but lucked out and didn't see the sand storms. I was born and raised in Oregon, but in my 20's and 30's kinda moved around a bit and saw some interesting places. I loved it in NM, but probly wouldn't have if there had been a sand storm. My kids were in school there, straight from Oregon, and in 10 days they were saying Yes, m'am no sir. I ended up with s NM drawl and loved it. Long time ago.