The Sand Dunes

Starry, Starry Night

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April 11th 2008
This day marked our journey across the desert and our night under the stars. It was amazing scenery along the way, and we made a few stops including Sand Dunes, Volcano Mountain, The Black Desert, The Obstacles, lunch at Haez, Crystal Mountain, The Flowers and Fossils, The Old White Desert (Mushroom Rocks) and the New White Desert, which had Chicken Rock and was our final camping spot for the nig ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Western Desert

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more