“As a camel beareth labour, and heat, and hunger, and thirst, through deserts of sand, and fainteth not; so the fortitude of a man shall sustain him through all perils.”

Throughout the Sahara in Libya camels appear. Sometimes their owners are near and sometimes they appear to be by themselves. Our guide assured us "all camels in Libya have an owner"

Sahara Desert: the Acacus mountains

I could spend months climbing and searching in these odd shaped mountains. Venturing alone, I found a crevice. On the ground were 2000-3000 year old pottery shards. On my back, I inched my way under the giant block of rock. strewn about were more pottery shards, antelope and mountain sheep horn; preserved and protected by the dry desert heat.

In the middle of nowhere

There are very few places where you can stand and see nothing in every direction. Welcome to the Sahara desert in Libya!

Sahara Wadi (dry riverbed) valley in Lybia

Views of the Sahara

The Sahara desert in Libya is not one desert but a collection of deserts; each one facinating with its own unique characteristics. I will post a series of pictures of some of the different landscapes. As more information is gathered, I hope to elaborate on some of the forces that have shaped these incredible landscapes.

Drinving in Tripoli

The most dangerous thing about living in Tripoli is the driving. Just this evening a car almost ran into me. There is nothing like driving down a road in the evening and being faced with three on-coming cars (two of which are driving on the wrong side of the road) on a narrow two lane street. There is nothing to do but stop and hope that they can all get around you.