Day Trip to the Al Ain Desert in the United Arab Emirates

Foot prints in the sand in the desert outside Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates — Making tracks in the desert of Al Ain

The Desert in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Photo Essay

My excitement grew, as we got near to the spot Andrew had picked for our desert picnic. I used to have the same feeling when we would arrive at a new ski destination and set to explore. Do we have water, do we have food, how long would we last out here if we got lost?

Those thoughts were not real concerns, as we never ventured more than a few hundred meters away from the car, but my imagination roamed free.

It was so quiet I could hear the ringing in my ears. That did not last long though as we started running around the sand dunes, believing for an instant we were half our age.

We snapped pictures from every conceivable angle.