Desert wind

A steady dry rush with sand hissing, the core bed for dune crossings, desert road trips and caravan scenes in a game.

A thin whistle as wind tears sand off a dune crest, for a lone figure on a ridge, an empty horizon or a lost traveller.

Gusts flinging sand against rock in waves, for a storm brewing, a camp being battered or a vehicle stranded in the open.

A hollow moan through narrow rock, for slot canyons, cliff dwellings, ancient ruins and a desert temple in an adventure game.

Brittle twigs scraping and bouncing over dry ground, for an empty main street, a stand-off at noon or a joke about silence.

Grains pinging off rusted steel in a hot wind, for an abandoned outpost, a wrecked truck in the dunes or a ghost town.