Just the Pictures (Jordan)

Snow on top of the mountains in Jordan.
Snow on top of the mountains in Jordan.
The Great Rift Valley in Jordan.
The Great Rift Valley in Jordan.
Tombs cut in to the rock at Petra - looking like homes in the 'Flintstones'.
Tombs cut in to the rock at Petra – looking like homes in the ‘Flintstones’.
More tombs in Petra with an unfinished one on the left (notice that they carve from the top, then downwards).
More tombs in Petra with an unfinished one on the left (notice that they carve from the top, then downwards).
The Obelisk Tomb (an Egyptian-style tomb in Petra).
The Obelisk Tomb (an Egyptian-style tomb in Petra).
Two men dressed as ancient guards at the entrance to Al-Siq.
Two men dressed as ancient guards at the entrance to Al-Siq.
Walking through Al-Siq - the narrow canyon that leads to the ancient city of Petra.
Walking through Al-Siq – the narrow canyon that leads to the ancient city of Petra.
Tomb with heavy erosion.
Tomb with heavy erosion.
Still walking through Al-Siq, with aqueducts carved on both sides of the canyon.
Still walking through Al-Siq, with aqueducts carved on both sides of the canyon.
Remains of a carving depicting a man leading his camel.
Remains of a carving depicting a man leading his camel.
The Treasury seen from the end of Al-Siq.
The Treasury seen from the end of Al-Siq.
The Treasury (also known as “Al Khazneh”).
The Treasury (also known as “Al Khazneh”).
View of the topmost facade of the Treasury.
View of the topmost facade of the Treasury.
Angle-view of the Treasury.
Angle-view of the Treasury.
One last photo of the Treasury with camels, donkeys, and a horse-drawn carriage in front.
One last photo of the Treasury with camels, donkeys, and a horse-drawn carriage in front.
Heavily weathered tomb.
Heavily weathered tomb.
Closeup of an eroded sandstone facade.
Closeup of an eroded sandstone facade.
Another tomb carved in to the sandstone at Petra.
Another tomb carved in to the sandstone at Petra.
Tombs and dwellings on the left side.
Tombs and dwellings on the left side.
And more tombs and dwellings on the right side.
And more tombs and dwellings on the right side.
The theater at Petra.
The theater at Petra.
More tombs and dwellings.
More tombs and dwellings.
The arch-supported trail up to the Urn Tomb.
The arch-supported trail up to the Urn Tomb.
The Urn Tomb.
The Urn Tomb.
Inside the Urn Tomb.
Inside the Urn Tomb.
Looking at the pattern in the sandstone inside the Urn Tomb.
Looking at the pattern in the sandstone inside the Urn Tomb.
Looking toward the Grand Temple in Petra.
Looking toward the Grand Temple in Petra.
Arches near Urn Tomb.
Arches near Urn Tomb.
The Silk Tomb - another heavily weathered tomb.
The Silk Tomb – another heavily weathered tomb.
The Corinthian Tomb with the Palace Tomb behind it.
The Corinthian Tomb with the Palace Tomb behind it.
The Palace Tomb.
The Palace Tomb.
Another view of the Silk Tomb.
Another view of the Silk Tomb.
Ancient dwellings at Petra.
Ancient dwellings at Petra.
My first serving of food at the restaurant near Petra, in Wadi Musa.
My first serving of food at the restaurant near Petra, in Wadi Musa.
Wadi Musa, the town near Petra.
Wadi Musa, the town near Petra.
The tents at the Bedouin Resort.
The tents at the Bedouin Resort.
The desert near Wadi Rum with the Half Moon shining bright above.
The desert near Wadi Rum with the Half Moon shining bright above.
Another view of the desert and stars.
Another view of the desert and stars.
More stars and desert at night.
More stars and desert at night.
The road to the Bedouin Resort under starlight.
The road to the Bedouin Resort under starlight.
One last photo of the stars and sand at night.
One last photo of the stars and sand at night.
Lawrence's Spring in Wadi Rum (named so, because this is one of the filming locations of 'Lawrence of Arabia').
Lawrence’s Spring in Wadi Rum (named so, because this is one of the filming locations of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’).
Another view of Lawrence's Spring.
Another view of Lawrence’s Spring.
The rocky buttes near Lawrence's Spring.
The rocky buttes near Lawrence’s Spring.
A goat herder and his goats in Wadi Rum, with a Bedouin camp in the distance.
A goat herder and his goats in Wadi Rum, with a Bedouin camp in the distance.
Another view of the rocky buttes in Wadi Rum.
Another view of the rocky buttes in Wadi Rum.
Desertscape in Wadi Rum.
Desertscape in Wadi Rum.
More desertscape.
More desertscape.
Looking at Wadi Rum and Khor el Ajram.
Looking at Wadi Rum and Khor el Ajram.
The clouds over Wadi Rum.
The clouds over Wadi Rum.
Another view of Wadi Rum and Khor el Ajram.
Another view of Wadi Rum and Khor el Ajram.
Another view of Wadi Rum.
Another view of Wadi Rum.
Four people, three camels, and a dog passing through Wadi Rum.
Four people, three camels, and a dog passing through Wadi Rum.
One last view of Wadi Rum.
One last view of Wadi Rum.
The Hejaz Railway near Wadi Rum (part of the Ottoman railway network that ran from Damascus to Medina).
The Hejaz Railway near Wadi Rum (part of the Ottoman railway network that ran from Damascus to Medina).

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