Category: colour.
Ramlat al-Wahiba No2.
Dusk Ramlat al-Wahiba.
Ramlat al-Wahiba.
Dawn over the sands.
The Huqf No6 (Further along the ridge).
This one was made about 2 kilometres further along the ridge from the image below.
Nikon D200,ย AF-D Nikkor 20mm f/2.8
Camel thorn or the tree that jumps out and bites you !
This type of Bush (Tree) is found all over Oman and has become known as the ba***rd tree by my fellow walkers. It has a nasty habit of jumping out and biting you if one does not pay it due respect: the thorns can be over a centimetre long and very sharp………..!!!
Wadi Qurai No4.
Trekking in Oman (Now where did that path go….. ?!)
Two things you learn quite early on if you start to do any serious trekking here in Oman.
Find old Ordinance Survey maps, they show most of the original footpaths that have been used for generations. One small caveat, two really; the position of some is only approximate and village names (English transliteration) change.
This is probably the most important: learn to recognise the path, as they can be quite obscure or even lost in the general detritus of previous storms.
In some areas they stand out like a map on the landscape; dark smooth areas on the rock that in many cases has change from rough and sharp-edged rock into glass like smoothness.
When all else fails, children and old people used these paths so if you are finding the path has suddenly become very difficult, you are not on the right route!
Buy this bookโฆโฆ. Of all the new publications; it is still the best, even if a little dated now. They put a lot of hard work into getting the routes and maps as exact as possible.
See this link.
Wadi Qurai No3.
Rock Pool No2 Wadi Qurai.
Todays Walk – Wadi Qurai.
Palm Tree.
I have another version from about 3 or 4 years ago in B&W, but reprinted this from a Kodak E6 slide film.
Another from my Moss & Water Series.
Moss & Plants – Jebel Shams.
As it is cold (21ยฐC ๐ ) and raining outside – another one taken in full sun just to be cheerful.
Water & Moss – Jebel Shams.
Traditional Omani Watchtower.
Tree & Rock – Jebel Shams.
Just back from a working visitย ๐ฆ at Jebel Shams – cold ! at about 4 deg: for a good part of each day, only to find rain in Muscatย ๐
Interesting Geology found at Huqf.
Interesting Geology found at Huqf; all these were within a couple of metres of each other. This is where I wish my knowledge of the subjectย was more than non-existent……….
Very frustrating !
The yellow/orange had a very sulphurous smell and the dark red/brown was powdery and stained the fingers.
This one and the above seemed to be Iron ore ?
Unusual (For me anyway) crystal formations that were very heavy for their size.
Al Huqf Terrain.
Here are a few images that show some of the interesting and varied terrain that is the Huqf.
Duqm (ุงูุฏูู โ).
This is what greeted me when I crawled out of my tentย ๐
Rock Formations.
Sap Bani Khamis…..
Sap Bani Khamis – part of the village.
Sap Bani Khamis Footpath……
A nice footpath until you look over the edge!
Note the terracing near centre just above the drop………!
Sap Bani Khamis.
A return visit to the abandoned village of Sap Bani Khamis (As Sab) on ledges above a large overhang at the top end ofย Wadi Nakhr Gorge.
Altitude 1900m to 1800m: and it was a lot easier 10 or 12 years ago when I was last there ๐ ย ย it’s also got somewhat of a tourist thing now; the route has been marked which takes all the fun out of it. The path at times is only a couple of metres away from a rather large drop! but if one does fall it must be a great view until the abrupt halt……
Door in Abandoned Room.
David A Lockwood 