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      • 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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      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
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      • 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
    • Trip Galleries – Group 2
      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
      • COVID-19 Times
      • Brazil 2.0
      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • 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
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Galleries – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • 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
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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Our Journey in 2024 | Galleries

Main Album » The Wadi Rum, JO
nearing Wadi Rum (1)
nearing Wadi Rum (2)
on the way to the Visitor's Centre (2)
on the way to the Visitor's Centre (4)
on the way to the Visitor's Centre (5)
there's a camp at the base of these rocks
on the way to the Visitor's Centre (1)
Visitor's Centre (2)
Visitor's Centre info map
Visitor's Centre (5)
Visitor's Centre (1)
The Seven Peaks (2)
Visitor's Centre
along the drive into the village (1)
where we met our guide in Wadi Rum village
First stop - Lawrence's Spring
at Lawrence's Spring (4)
rock carvings at Lawrence's Spring
rock carvings at Lawrence's Spring 2
view at Lawrence's Spring
there were many of these Bedoin type coffee and craft kiosks at the many points of interest
these rocks were in the movie
at first panorama stop (4)
at first panorama stop (5)
at first panorama stop (6)
you can just make out two more camps in the desert
at first panorama stop (8)
at first panorama stop (9)
up on top of the rocks
at first panorama stop (11)
at first panorama stop (12)
at first panorama stop (1)
come down through here
so many different formations
sights in Wadi Rum
at Second stop - we go into that canyon to see rock art
at Second stop - rock art in a narrow canyon (3)
at Second stop - rock art in a narrow canyon (4)
Youseff our guide leading us into the canyon
strange holes in the rocks - perfectly round
animal rock art
symbols and animals
this Youseff could read
more arabic like
2 people, feet and an ibis
more people and feet
at Second stop - rock art in a narrow canyon (13)
at Second stop - rock art in a narrow canyon (15)
at Second stop - rock art in a narrow canyon (17)
a hunting scene
amazing that this tree got this big
stairs into the canyon with rock carvings
Wadi Rum
the jeep our vehicle
while driving shots (5)
while driving shots (6)
at and around the Little Bridge spot (3)
at and around the Little Bridge spot (4)
at and around the Little Bridge spot (5)
the top of the Little Bridge
at and around the Little Bridge spot (8)
Little Bridge from another angle
at and around the Little Bridge spot (10)
under the bridge
at and around the Little Bridge spot (15)
a peek around a rock to see Little Bridge one last time
while driving away from Little Bridge
we saw a lot of dunes up against the rocks
Lawrence of Arabia's house
at and around Lawrence's House (4)
at and around Lawrence's House (5)
at and around Lawrence's House (6)
at and around Lawrence's House (7)
at and around Lawrence's House (8)
at and around Lawrence's House (9)
at and around Lawrence's House (10)
at and around Lawrence's House (11)
at and around Lawrence's House (12)
these ALMOST look man made
the Bedoin kiosk at Lawrence's house
the largest cairn
on drive to our lunch spot (3)
on drive to our lunch spot (4)
on drive to our lunch spot (5)
on drive to our lunch spot (6)
on drive to our lunch spot (7)
on drive to our lunch spot (1)
we laid back on a slab of rocks and watched the clouds go by
desert plants
view from our lunch spot
more views from our lunch spot
above us at our lunch spot
at our lunch spot (11)
at our lunch spot (12)
at our lunch spot (13)
the unripened version of a desert inedible fruit
here's a ripe green one
at our lunch spot (3)
Youseff makes lunch in the shade of the truck
huge fallen slabs we laid on
at and around Mushroom Rock (3)
at and around Mushroom Rock (4)
at and around Mushroom Rock (5)
striped rock on the underseid of the mushroom
a safe place to hide in a sandstorm
where did that come from
while driving
at the high bridge (3)
at the high bridge - it's a 3 hour hike up to there
at the high bridge (5)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (15)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (16)
check out the desert varnish on the rocks here
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (18)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (19)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (20)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (21)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (23)
a window in the rock wall
the window
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (26)
strange colours at the base of the rock
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (28)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (29)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (30)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (31)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (32)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (33)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (34)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (1)
a bit of bouldering to be done here
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (4)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (5)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (6)
some etchings on the rock
we began to call these dripping rock
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (10)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (11)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (12)
we walked through a few short canyons and got picked up on the other side (13)
at the sand boarding spot (4)
Doug climbs up the dune with a sandboard
the dune to sandboard down
whoops
getting back up
okay I'm taking these off my feet
at the sand boarding spot (3)
Wadi Rum 2
wall of rock in Wadi Rum
The Middle Bridge
Doug climbing up
atop the middle bridge
heading to get on the middle bridge
at the last bridge (8)
at the last bridge (10)
at the last bridge (12)
at the last bridge (13)
at the last bridge (14)
Doug coming back down
Fran at the Middle bridge
at the last bridge (1)
Wadi Rum shots (2)
Wadi Rum shots (3)
Wadi Rum shots (4)
can you see the hippo with its mouth open
Wadi Rum shots (6)
Wadi Rum shots (1)
2 camels being walked through the desert (2)
the straggler
sunset shots (3)
Youseff makes tea as the sun sets
sunset shots (5)
sunset shots (6)
sunset shots (7)
sunset shots (2)
heading back to the village after sunset (2)
heading back to the village after sunset (3)
heading back to the village after sunset (4)
heading back to the village after sunset (5)
heading back to the village after sunset (6)
heading back to the village after sunset (7)
heading back to the village after sunset (8)
heading back to the village after sunset (9)

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