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Tag: desert

All the way to the West

We rejoined the Indian Pacific after passing this hotel, a location some of you may recognise as a location in … More

Australia, Barossa Valley, Broken Hill, Cook, desert, Great Southern Railways, Indian Pacific, travel, travel beyond, viewfromatrain, Western Australia

Broken Hill

Our first stop on passing through the Blue Mountains was Broken Hill. We arrived early in the morning and I … More

Australia, Australian bush, Broken Hill, desert, Public art, sculpture, sunrise, travel

Back to the desert

Apologies for the brief interruption of my Australian travels, let me take you back to the opal filled desert around … More

breakaways, desert, South Australia, travel

Desert Walk

The third and final walk on this excursion was the one which made it the one requiring some fitness. The … More

Australia, Australian bush, Cassia Hill, desert, desert plants, MacDonnell Range, Simpson's Gap., travel

Sedona Sand Stone

Of course I didn’t just hang around in parking lots in Sedona, I also hiked around the sandstone.  I used … More

Arizona, desert, Devils' Kitchen, hike, hiking, sandstone, sedona, Submarine Rock, travel, United States, US, USA

Impact

West of Winslow is one another ancient tourist attraction – this one more heavenly than earthly.  50,000 years ago a huge iron-nickel … More

Arizona, desert, meteor, meteor crater, travel, United States, US, USA

Purple striped desert

The Petrified Forest National Park includes a large section of painted desert.  It is of course not actually painted with paint … More

Arizona, desert, ExperienceYourAmerica, FindYourPark, geology, National Park, Painted Desert, purple, travel, United States, US, USA

Early morning

The sun sets around 5:30pm at the time of year I was at the Grand Canyon and the early darkness … More

Arizona, desert, ExperienceYourAmerica, FindYourPark, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Village, sunrise, travel, United States, USA

The Train

I am once again in Arizona with the intention of exploring the northern part of the state, having ventured south … More

Arizona, desert, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Railway, train, travel, US, USA

Tracks in sand

I took these pictures while on my Desert Breakfast trip.  I have no idea what animals left these tracks, they … More

animals, desert, travel, UAE, United Arab Emirates

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