Wadi Rum truly holds a special place in my heart. Thinking of the Valley of the Moon brings up indescribable emotions that were felt while riding through the desert in the back of pickup trucks, lying in the sand and being able to see the Milky Way and more stars than I have ever seen in my life, scrambling up rock formations, watching the sun set from atop a mountain, eating bedouin barbecue, sitting around a campfire, sipping tea and chatting and doing cartwheels in the sand. The sheer beauty and enormity of this place are one-of-a-kind.
It is such a foreign landscape. So much so that it was actually the place that they filmed the movie, The Martian. The lack of civilization or light pollution gives it a unique serenity that is hard to find. My iPhone pictures truly can't do this place justice, but I hope you can get a glimpse of what Wadi Rum is like.
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Mustafa Vahanvaty
8/7/2016 02:26:27 pm
Beautiful landscapes. How does it compare to the geology of Colorado and Utah. Is this also parts of subterranean strata that have emerged from ancient oceans. What is the origin of the name Wadi Rum. Is Rum short for Rumlah (sand)?
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karima
8/9/2017 08:42:01 pm
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