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      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
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      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
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      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
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      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe
      • Egypt: Land of Mysteries
      • Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
      • On Safari in Kenya
      • Fall Back in the US ’21
      • Summer in Ontario
      • Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
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      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
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      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
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      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
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      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
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      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
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      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
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      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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Main Album » Hegra, Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
a number of tombs
tombs at the other end of the rock
Winter Park parking area
fins in the distance
At the parking area called Winter Park
above the entry to the tomb
Cool mushroom rock
Top of the tomb - 5 steps to heaven
Palace of Lihyan - largest tomb
cool rocks
rock formations around the tombs
Closer shot
tops of columns
out the front window of the bus
Welcome Centre
balanced rock
closer up view
view out of the bus's front window (1)
view out of the bus's front window (2)
views out the tinted bus window (1)
views out the bus window (2)
first tomb we pass by on the bus
Jabul Ithlib (2)
Jabul Ithlib (1)
Hall in front of the sacred place (1)
rocks nex to the Siq
carvings in the Siq (4)
carvings in the Siq (5)
Hall in front of the sacred place (2)
carvings in the Siq (6)
carvings in the Siq (7)
carvings in the Siq (1)
carvings in the Siq (2)
carvings in the Siq (3)
views of Jabul Ithlib (2)
views of Jabul Ithlib (3)
views of Jabul Ithlib (1)
views of Jabul Albanat (1)
views from Jabul Albanat
us in front of main tomb (2)
the five steps to heaven
the columns and doorway into the large tomb
largest tomb at Jabul Albanat (4)
a smaller tomb at Jabul Albanat
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (2)
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (3)
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (4)
less ornate tombs at Jabul Albanat
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (7)
inside the only tomb we could enter
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (8)
Fran at Jabul Albanat (1)
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (10)
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (11)
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (13)
other tombs at Jabul Albanat (1)
carving next to a tomb
around the tomb of Lihyan (2)
Tomb of Lihyan (2)
Tomb of Lihyan (3)
Tomb of Lihyan (1)
around the tomb of Lihyan (1)
Jabul Alhamar (8)
Jabul Alhamar (1)
Jabul Alhamar (3)
Jabul Alhamar (4)
Jabul Alhamar (5)
Jabul Alhamar (6)
Jabul Alhamar (7)
peeking into a tomb (2)
tomb 121
around the side of the tombs (1)
around Jabul Alhamar (2)
can you see the profile
Jabul Alhamar (10)
Hinat

Where We Are

June 24, 2026 – flew to Buffalo to spend a week up at Josh’s.

July 3rd, 2026 – returned to Buffalo, spent the night and flew to JFK next day to then catch a flight to Africa for 9 weeks!

July 6 – Reunion

July 13 – Mauritius inc Rodrigues Island

July 25 – Madagascar

August 3 – Johannesburg

August 9 – Malawi & Zambia

August 21 – Mozambique & Eswatini

September 2 – Cape Town

September 8 – home!

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