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Oman
21 degrees north, 57 degrees east (visit #1) - All Pictures


#1: The view north at the Confluence - obviously not recently visited by other cars
The view north at the Confluence - obviously not recently visited by other cars
#2: The view south, we overshot slightly
The view south, we overshot slightly
#3: The tracks we used here were well graded, with street furniture at some intersections. Signs remind drivers to drive with headlights on, to maximise visibility in the clouds of dust thrown up.
The tracks we used here were well graded, with street furniture at some intersections. Signs remind drivers to drive with headlights on, to maximise visibility in the clouds of dust thrown up.
#4: On a track with a typical salt dome hillock in the background
On a track with a typical salt dome hillock in the background
#5: Parked in the exposed salt area
Parked in the exposed salt area
#6: Close up of the crust with layers of rock salt
Close up of the crust with layers of rock salt
#7: Leaving the hypnotic highway a second time, to drive cross-country to the Confluence
Leaving the hypnotic highway a second time, to drive cross-country to the Confluence