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Trackless and bare are the sands of the desert
No verdure adorns them, no green tree is there;
Parched by the winds and the hot, scorching sun rays,
Strewn with white bones lying bleaching and bare,
Patiently, slowly, across the vast ocean
Plod the strong camels, so faithful and true; Ships of the desert, with merchandise laden,
The ability of the camel to survive in desert conditions without water for long periods of time is rivalled by none. The many physiological adaptations the dromedary have even earned it the title "ship of the desert". Dromedaries can glean much of their needed water from desert vegetation, and can survive after losing over 40 percent of their body weight in water. When water is available, whether fresh or brackish (salty), camels drink well - up to 57 litres at a time.
When I was packing for a weekend getaway down to Camel Rock on the NSW South Coast I looked at the 3 tents in my garage. My Ultra Like Big Agnes, my Hilleberg Bomb Shelter or my palatial Black Wolf weekender.
While this shot was being taken my Black Wolf was perched on an open hill back at Dalmeny Campground being hammered by 50km/h winds. Maybe I should have packed differently…
In the end I came away fairly un-scathed with just a broken tent pole, a small price to pay for finally getting myself down to this remarkable part of the coast. There are literally too many comps here to count and I didn’t even both looking at Horse Head or Glasshouse.
I’ll definitely be back and next time I’ll be prepared!
It was Friday afternoon and I was on the train listening to Metallica’s new return-to-thrash, Hardwired to Self-Destruct. Craig was due to pick me up at 7am the next morning to make our way to Kosciusko and I decided to do a quick weather check.
In 10hrs there was forecasted to be a 100% high cloud over the NSW South Coast so I posed a crazy suggestion. “Craig – check the forecast for Bermagui tomorrow morning”. A few minutes later and the reply came “should we leave tonight?”.
And that was that. We were on our way for an all-night burn down to the south coast before pushing onto the mountains.
With an hour till sunrise we were on location at Camel rock and the cloud, in the dark of the night, wasn’t looking high. Sunrise came and our fears were right. The forecasted 100% high cloud was 100% low cloud
Thankfully this location works for a moodier sky but I really, really, want to get it with colour.
Camel Rock near Santa Fe, New Mexico
Natural landmark composed of pink sandstone and measures about 40 feet (12.2 m) high and 100 feet (30.5 m) long, on Route 84.
Merzouga, Morocco.
Merzouga is located on a trading route and was once a pilgrimage town for Berber tribes. The traditional architecture of the Berbers is characterized by buildings made from pise, or red mud clay bricks that have been dried in the sun.
….The Camel Estuary at Padstow North Cornwall, Harbour Cove in the foreground beyond the Valerian looking over to Hawkers Cove & Iron Cove. On the other side you can see Pentire Point above Polzeath. Looking forward to visiting and walking here again this year. If you've heard of the Beer 'Doom Bar' it is named after the sand bar that lies plumb in the middle here - a can be a bumpy ride in a boat if a little treacherous in rough weather!!! Alan:-)
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……Just a short hop & a skip up the hill from our camp site that we use when visiting North Cornwall and as you can see a 5 minute stroll into Padstow, this is taken on the Saints way. Alan:-)…….
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Saudi Arabia desert photo by TARIQ-M "Tariq AL Mutlaq"
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Located on the south coast of New South Wales outside the town of Bermagui is the rock formation known as Camel Rock. I was lucky on this occasion as the weather was pretty dramatic as you can see and got some great colour out of the green moss and sunset sky.
A few years ago, we took a long holiday drive from Adelaide, through Victoria and onto New South Wales. Much of that drive was through areas that took the brunt of the recent fires.
This is Camel Rock beach near Bermagui in New South Wales. Many residents and holiday makers were forced to take refuge on the beach or in boats.
Camel Beach, located in the city of Santander next to the La Magdalena Peninsula, owes its name to the rock seen in the photograph whose shape is reminiscent of a sitting camel. It is crowned by a sculpture of Neptune as a child that was placed in 1979 to commemorate the International Year of the Child.
La Playa del Camello, situada en la ciudad de Santander junto a la Península de La Magdalena, debe su nombre a la roca que se aprecia en la fotografía cuya forma recuerda a la de un camello sentado. Está coronada por una escultura de Neptuno niño que se colocó en 1979 para conmemorar el Año Internacional del Niño