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I spent a long weekend on rum walking, bothying, camping sharing rotten chat with friends and fighting the the dreaded rum midges. Without doubt, they have to be the worst, most ferocious midges i have ever encountered! I would definitely recommend a visit - though take some DDT! if you don't believe me, here's a we vid i took that my friend posted on twitter. the swear words have been edited out ;-)
Rüm Hart & Segler vor Wyk auf Föhr, im Hintergrund die Warften von Hallig Langeneß
„Rüm Hart, Klaar Kimming“ ist das friesische Wappenmotto: „Großes Herz, weiter Horizont“. Die Kimme ist der magische Ort, an dem sich Meer und Himmel berühren.
Großes Herz und Klare Kante konnten/ können die Friesen übrigens auch...
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Wadi Rum (Arabic: وادي رم Wādī Ramm, also Wādī al-Ramm), known also as the Valley of the Moon (Arabic: وادي القمر Wādī al-Qamar), is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan, near the border to Saudi Arabia and about 60 km (37 mi) to the east of the city of Aqaba. With an area of 720 km2 (280 sq mi) it is the largest wadi in Jordan.
Several prehistoric civilizations left petroglyphs, rock inscriptions and ruins in Wadi Rum. Today it is a tourist attraction, offering guided tours, hiking and rock climbing. The Wadi Rum Protected Area has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2011.*
There are a lot of sea caves around Rum but not many are easily accessible except from the sea. We had to wait for the tide to go out here to get round a small headland on foot. The red rocks are the billion year old Torridonean sandstone.
People have called Wadi Rum home since prehistoric times. It was once inhabited by the Nabataeans, who left their mark in the form of temples, inscriptions and rock drawings. Khazali Canyon is famous for Nabataean etchings featuring humans and animals. In the 1970s, archaeologists excavated one of the most famous temples in the area, the Nabataean Temple. The Bedouins who live here now have been roaming this land of dry sands and extreme temperatures for many years, though now with more modern comforts.
Rum ambushes you like a real tiger and attacks your ankles, but then he makes amends. He loves gift ribbons
There are a lot of sea caves around Rum but not many are easily accessible except from the sea. We had to wait for the tide to go out here to get round a small headland on foot. The red rocks are the billion year old Torridonean sandstone.
Rum-running, or bootlegging, is the illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law. The term rum-running is more commonly applied to smuggling over water; bootlegging is applied to smuggling over land.
Smuggling usually takes place to circumvent taxation or prohibition laws within a particular jurisdiction.
Dramatic light: crepuscular rays emanating from dark clouds over the islands of Eigg and Rum across the water.
Eigg, Scotland, April 2025
Given the rather unfavorable weather conditions, I felt quite discouraged before starting to edit the photos. But in the end, I’m glad with how the series from Eigg came together. It’s a mix of somewhat atmospheric images—at least that’s how I’d describe them—and some more classical compositions like this one. As always, I’ll be uploading them gradually on Flickr.
A typical heavy downpour over the Isle of Rùm. Taken from the Isle of Eigg.
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One of the famous arches of Wadi Rum in Jordan.
This is a 180° panorama shot with the Nikon D850 and Nikkor 19mm Tilt Shift.
Note: the boring blue sky of the original shot has been replaced.
Le Wadi Rum (en arabe : وادي رم), aussi appelé la vallée de la lune (en arabe : وادي القمر) est une vallée creusée dans le grès et les roches granitiques du sud de la Jordanie, à 60 km à l'est d'Aqaba. C'est le plus grand oued de Jordanie. Des montagnes aux formes uniques s'élèvent verticalement dans le sable rose du désert, qui sépare une masse sombre d'une autre dans un magnifique paysage désertique d'une étrange beauté à couper le souffle, avec d'imposantes falaises de pierre altérée. Les visages des falaises abruptes rocheuses ont été érodées vent dans les visages des hommes, des animaux et des monstres.
People have called Wadi Rum home since prehistoric times. It was once inhabited by the Nabataeans, who left their mark in the form of temples, inscriptions and rock drawings. Khazali Canyon is famous for Nabataean etchings featuring humans and animals. In the 1970s, archaeologists excavated one of the most famous temples in the area, the Nabataean Temple. The Bedouins who live here now have been roaming this land of dry sands and extreme temperatures for many years, though now with more modern comforts.
Another shot from our trip to Skye earlier in the month. This is taken from the shore at Elgol and captures the moment the sun sank behind the low hills on the isle of Rum.
Wall art by Paul Curtis. This tribute to Red Rum is on the end of a building overlooking the Promenade in Southport. Red Rum was the famous race horse that was stabled and trained in Southport by Ginger McCain. He could often be seen training on the beach in Ainsdale. He was winner of the Grand National race at Aintree 3 times 1973, 1974 and 1977.
The Isle of Rum , shot from Eigg. A dark and moody shot . This was pretty much the last shot of a week long staying on Laig Beach on the Isle of Eigg.
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Morgens in der Wadu Rum Wüste.
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Wadi Rum, also known as The Valley of the Moon, is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest wadi in Jordan. Wadi Rum is Arabic for "Roman Valley", or "Valley of the Rûm", as the Greeks (or East Romans) were called in the early Byzantine era by Arab people, probably referring to Christian Byzantine monastic or ascetic communities in the area, for which they were also known as "monks of the desert", before the expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate.
Wadi Rum has been inhabited by many human cultures since prehistoric times, with many cultures–including the Nabateans–leaving their mark in the form of rock paintings, graffiti, and temples.
In the West, Wadi Rum may be best known for its connection with British officer T. E. Lawrence, who passed through several times during the Arab Revolt of 1917–18. In the 1980s one of the rock formations in Wadi Rum was named "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" after Lawrence's book penned in the aftermath of the war, though the 'Seven Pillars' referred to in the book have no connection with Rum.
The area is centered on the main valley of Wadi Rum. The highest elevation in Jordan is Jabal Umm ad Dami at 1,840 m (6,040 ft) high, located 30 kilometres south of Wadi Rum village.
Jabal Ram or Jebel Rum (1,734 metres (5,689 ft) above sea level) is the second highest peak in Jordan and the highest peak in the central Rum, rising directly above Rum valley, opposite Jebel um Ishrin, which is possibly one metre lower.
Wadi Rum feels like the planet Mars, but with Camels. This picture was taken close after sun rise where I climbed a big boulder and I saw a group of camels.
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Wadi Rum, also known as The Valley of the Moon, is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest wadi in Jordan. Wadi Rum is Arabic for "Roman Valley", or "Valley of the Rûm", as the Greeks (or East Romans) were called in the early Byzantine era by Arab people, probably referring to Christian Byzantine monastic or ascetic communities in the area, for which they were also known as "monks of the desert", before the expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate.
Wadi Rum has been inhabited by many human cultures since prehistoric times, with many cultures–including the Nabateans–leaving their mark in the form of rock paintings, graffiti, and temples.
In the West, Wadi Rum may be best known for its connection with British officer T. E. Lawrence, who passed through several times during the Arab Revolt of 1917–18. In the 1980s one of the rock formations in Wadi Rum was named "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" after Lawrence's book penned in the aftermath of the war, though the 'Seven Pillars' referred to in the book have no connection with Rum.
The area is centered on the main valley of Wadi Rum. The highest elevation in Jordan is Jabal Umm ad Dami at 1,840 m (6,040 ft) high, located 30 kilometres south of Wadi Rum village.
Jabal Ram or Jebel Rum (1,734 metres (5,689 ft) above sea level) is the second highest peak in Jordan and the highest peak in the central Rum, rising directly above Rum valley, opposite Jebel um Ishrin, which is possibly one metre lower.