Leaving Aqaba via the Desert Highway |
Bedouin tent in the distance off the Desert Highway, Jordan |
Turnoff from the Desert Highway for Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum sign |
The road into Wadi Rum |
A branch of the old Hejaz railway runs from Aqaba to Ma'an |
Jordanian railroad passing through Wadi Rum |
Railroad in Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Entering the Wadi Rum protected area |
Wadi Rum |
Camel warning sign |
Wadi Rum |
Aqaba branch of the Hijaz Railway |
Railroad through Wadi Rum |
Railroad through Wadi Rum |
Dirt road in Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
There is a new "Tourist Road" thorugh the northern part of Wadi Rum passable in ordinary cars |
Desert from Wadi Rum Tourist Road |
Desert from Wadi Rum Tourist Road |
Desert from Wadi Rum Tourist Road |
Camels, Wadi Rum |
Camel, Wadi Rum |
Camel trotting through Wadi Rum |
Camel, Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Camels, Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Camels, Wadi Rum |
Camels come in different colors |
A dark camel, Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Camel, Wadi Rum |
Mother and baby camel, Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Mother and baby camel resting, Wadi Rum |
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom looking over the new Visitors Center, Wadi Rum |
Entry prices, Wadi Rum |
Tours & prices, Wadi Rum Visitors Center |
Tours & prices, Wadi Rum Visitors Center |
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Wadi Rum |
Driving from the Visitors Center to Wadi Rum Village |
Driving from the Visitors Center to Wadi Rum Village |
Mountains overlooking Wadi Rum Village |
Shadows on the mountain over Wadi Rum Village |
View from Wadi Rum Village |
At the village, a local boy offered to drive me to see the sunset |
The car is older than he is! |
No key required...just connect the wires. |
Heading out on a sandy track from the village deeper into Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Our old Land Cruiser in Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Tracks through the desert towards Khazali Mountain in Wadi Rum |
Dirt road in Wadi Rum |
The Sunset Spot |
A pair of jeeps in front of Khazali Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum's colors get very intense as the sun sets |
Wadi Rum |
Tracks in the sand, Wadi Rum |
Wind-blown sand patterns, Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum at sunset |
Wadi Rum at sunset |
Camel tracks, Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum at sunset |
Wadi Rum at sunset |
Wadi Rum at sunset |
Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Desert planet, Wadi Rum |
A pair of jeeps, Wadi Rum |
An old Nissan |
My driver, 19 |
Waiting for sunset, Wadi Rum |
The colors of the sand and rocks are more spectacular than the sunset itself |
Sunset, Wadi Rum |
Sunset, Wadi Rum |
Sunset, Wadi Rum |
The sunset spot, Wadi Rum |
Sunset |
After sunset, Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum |
Local family in Wadi Rum Village |
Mountain ridge after sunset, Wadi Rum |
Wadi Rum Visitors Center at night |