Sandstorm!

On a trip to the desert camp, marred by a severe sandstorm.

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A desert sunset

Sunset in the desert framed by the lights of our desert camp.

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Postcards from the trip to the desert - 4

Evening prayers at the desert camp.

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The desert camp

Sunset at the desert camp.

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Postcards from the trip to the desert – 3

Shot a few minutes after the earlier shot, the sky becomes a deeper shade of blue as the sun sinks further into the horizon.

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Postcards from the trip to the desert - 2

The desert landscape is always at its best in the half-light of dawn or dusk. The last year's outing had been marred by a severe sandstorm. This evening, we were enthralled with a pristine sunset.

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Postcards from the trip to the desert

The setting sun over one of the tents in the desert camp at Nariya, Saudi Arabia.

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The drive

It seems eerie that for that 40 km drive through the desert, the only traces of civilization were a few camels farms, a single horse corral and a rare truck or car that passed us.

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Desert sketches

Grazing wild camels. Scenes from the drive to our desert camp last week.

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