We took a drive south in the direction of Jeddah looking for the popular Red Sand Dunes, but simply couldn’t find them with the sketchy directions we had. It turns out, we took a wrong turn so will try another weekend to find them. What we did go through was sort of scrubby landscape and not too picturesque, but some of the rock formations were impressive. Unfortunately, there was a lot of sand in the air, so things were not so clear.

Off the Makkah Highway, posted earlier: