Tag:wadi
I titled today’s photo ‘Checkpoint Wadi’ because when we moved into this concession in western Libya in 1990, this was one of the few routes for travelers to traverse the escarpment.
So here’s a wider shot of the end of the line. Well, not the end actually, more of a hiatus. The line continued up here on the top of the escarpment but all the trucks had to drive around to the nearest wadi or road we cut that provided access.
Not really another day, another wadi, more the same day and the same wadi as yesterday’s image. Today’s photo shows the wadi stretching into the distance where it makes a left hand turn and disappears behind a headland in the distance.
In the bottom of a wadi like this is not the best place to break down. Actually, I’ve no recollection of breaking down. I’m guessing we had some problem though because the hood of the Land Rover is open.
I never really enjoyed staying in Tripoli. I much preferred being in the desert. We used a variety of methods for our Libyan commute but in most cases it involved a Land Rover somewhere along the route.
This wadi had obviously seen some reliable moister over the years judging by the palm tree. There’s also some scrubby bushes around. The surface also looks ‘caked’ rather than sandy or gravelly.
