Jabal Shams - Oman

[UAE_Camp]

Hi all, just wanna share some photos from my last camping trip season to Jabal Shams (Oman), Liwa Desert (Abu Dhabi), Hatta Pool (Dubai), Snoopy Island Beach (Fujairah), and Khasab (Oman).

Jebel Shams (mountain of sun) is a mountain located in northeastern Oman north of Al Hamra town. It is the highest mountain of the country and part of Al hajar Mountain range. It is a popular sightseeing area located 240 km from Muscat. In the summer, temperature is around 20°C (68°F) and in the winter it drops to just above 0°C (32°F). It is around 540 km from our home in Abu Dhabi, took 6 hours driving + border administration to reach this place. It was worth, the scene just amazing.

[renodesertfox]

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Your image is exquisite, great post processing! Welcome to the forum! It'll be grand learning, camping stories from southwest Asia, you're the first from that region! Glad that you like what you have seen here in the United States as well. Incidentally, we have on occasion hear from like campateers from England, Germany, South Africa, New Zealand & Australia and now branching out to Oman. Hope that your stay with us will be a long and happy continued camping journey! Thanks for sharing.

[UAE_Camp]

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Thanks, renodesertfox... sure will do, really enjoy the story here, even it is not decided yet, I have a plan to have a camping trip next year to US National park... :D

Some more photos...

[Bigdog57]

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Superb pics, and a most interesting place! And that last pic..... have to be very careful doing a late-night toddle-off to 'take care of business'........ :cool:

Welcome to the Camping Forum!

[JohnJohn]

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sweet pics!

[UAE_Camp]

Re: Jabal Shams - Oman

Superb pics, and a most interesting place! And that last pic..... have to be very careful doing a late-night toddle-off to 'take care of business'........ :cool:

Welcome to the Camping Forum!

Thanks, Bigdog57... you're right, definitely forbidden for the sleepwalker...

sweet pics!

Thanks, JohnJohn...

another scene...

[renodesertfox]

Re: Jabal Shams - Oman

Images remind me of northwestern Arizona in the rim country of the Grand Canyon! Thanks for sharing!

[UAE_Camp]

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Images remind me of northwestern Arizona in the rim country of the Grand Canyon! Thanks for sharing!

Indeed... I forgot to mention that the place also known as Green Mountain Grand Canyon... :p

[UAE_Camp]

Liwa Desert - Abu Dhabi

Liwa Desert is about 100 km south of the Persian Gulf coast and 150 km SSW of the city of Abu Dhabi, on the northern edge of Rub' al Khali desert. It is centered around 23°08′N 53°46′E and stretches about 100 km east-west, along an arch curved to the north. It takes 3 hours drive from Abu Dhabi to reach this place.

This is our campsite, tried to shot star trail in the night but less passion and technique, need to learn more how to shot the start trail... :p



The empty street...

[UAE_Camp]

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The sunrise behind our campsite...



Meet the camel...



Play in the dunes...

[UAE_Camp]

Hatta Pool - Dubai

Hatta is a Sheikhdom in the Hajjar mountains- an exclave of the Emirate of Dubai, UAE to the south-east of its main territory. Its capital town is also named Hatta (which includes a reconstructed heritage village by the same name). Hatta is about 115 km east of Dubai City. Because of its altitude, Hatta has a milder climate than the city of Dubai, making Hatta a popular vacation place for Dubai residents.

Our campsite...

[UAE_Camp]

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We are the corn lover... :p



The pool...



Sunbathing... ???

[GlitterHiker]

Re: Jabal Shams - Oman

Thank you for the pics and geography notes! Stunning landscape!

[UAE_Camp]

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Thank you for the pics and geography notes! Stunning landscape!

Thanks, GlitterHiker... glad you enjoy the pics...

[UAE_Camp]

Snoopy Island Beach - Fujairah

Fujairah is one of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates, it is about 245km from Abu Dhabi. Fujairah is the only Emirate of the UAE that is almost totally mountainous. All the other Emirates, like Dubai and Abu Dhabi are located on the west coast, and are largely covered by desert.

Our campsite is in Al Aqa Beach, known as Snoopy Island Beach because there is one island close to beach that looks like Snoopy, I do not know who initially came with this imagination, it is quite hard for me to imagine that island as Snoopy... :p