Showing posts with label dunes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dunes. Show all posts

Friday, March 4, 2011

They DO sing

Sand dunes winding across the expanse of nothingness is such a quintessential Middle East view in my opinion. We wanted to take Heidi out to see them before she left. Although the singing seemed like a myth, we told her why they were called "The Singing Sand Dunes" with no expectation to hear them, since the past visits yielded no results. Much to our surprise, as Travis was setting up to take a few photos, there was a low rumble. We all wondered what it was, and suddenly realized it was the dunes in face singing. After that, there was an abundance of elation and awe as we spent the remaining daylight sliding down the dunes.












The discoverer of the singing with his buried leg


The look of surprise as the dunes began to vibrate and "sing"




Friday, February 26, 2010

Sand Dunes

There are tons more pictures, but I don't have time to put them up right now. They are all on the external hard drive anyway. While my mom & dad were visiting, we went out to the "Singing Sand Dunes." They weren't "singing" because it had rained the day before and the sand needs to be REALLY dry, but the trip was still fun (other than the "vicious" speed bumps getting there - yes, we were warned, but "vicious" was an understatement).