• Michael SpiesGypsies on the moveMichael Spies
    My first real water crossing
    turquoise= wadi bottom, red route= canyon topDriving in the river bedMy first driving through deeper waterView onto the 2200m plateau where we will be tomorrow nightAt the end of the trackSunriseExiting the canyon again

    Wadi Nakhar

    February 11, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Today we drove into the Wadi Nakhar, (turquoise line) also known as the Grand canyon of Oman. The cliffs on the sides reach up to a mountain plateau at 2200 meters.
    Part of the track led along the river bed partially carrying water and I experienced my first driving through deeper water.
    In the night you could only hear the gentle trickling of the water, above us a crystal clear sky, like in the desert with millions of stars.
    The clear skies are due to an atmospheric moisture level close to zero percent which has our skin chafing and lips cracking.    Read more