My Road Trip
 
 
Carved into the soft sandstone of Edom, Petra awaits in the valley. An ancient burial ground, Petra is a city of the dead Petra
Wadi Musa
Walking in
The first signs
more small tombs
The guardians
Carved into the rock
The rosetta stone
is written in Hebrew
Into the canyon
About a mile down
Keep walking
The Fish roock
Watch out, chariots!
Through the cleft
The Treasury
Up the stairs
Inside
My buddy, the guard
No need to paint
Not very large
This is what Indy saw!
Details
Note the bullet holes!
More detail
Beduin targets
The courtyard in front
All carved
Details
Incredible
Keep going, though
More and more
Think what it was!
The whole valley
They start early here.
The ampitheatre
Carved by man and wind
From a tea room
That white dot is a man.
See him?
Keep walking.
Even larger things off the path
Romans were here
Almonds and pomegranates
Donkeys await
The temple faces Jerusalem
On to the camels!
Ready?
Set?
Up . .
we . .
go!
Wow!
Easy!
Up the trail
Past the colonnade
Tourists are everywhere
More carving
Wind or man?
Back up the valley
Postcard shot!
Nice camel.
Just another room
No painting needed
Room with a view
Good guard post
Final view
In the valley
Irrigation channels
Guards
Keep walking
Fig tree shadow
The colours
Flowers will grow
Chariot coming!
In the Beduin tent
Indy snack shop