Did you know that desert roses are a real thing? And they're not flowers at all, but rocks? I DID! And today I finally got to go hunting for some desert roses of my own! Some friends of ours were kind enough to invite us to join them on a jaunt into the desert. We packed a cooler, slathered on some sunscreen and headed out.
We got to ride in the Hummer H3. Saudi Arabia is the only place where a car like this is justifiable.
See the little flag in the middle of the two highways? That's where we were going.
Our hosts had their trusty guard poodle in the navigator's seat.
Time to get off the road and get into the sand!!
The only thing we saw along the way to the desert roses were little camel and goat farms, power lines, and camels.
Eventually the rocky path we were following was taken over by dunes and we had to feel our way to the roses. It was a dusty day. The wind has been blowing for the past few days.
"uh...I think it's thatta way."
A little desert oasis! It's like the movies!!
Finally we reached the roses. This is what the desert roses look like. They are the result of the sand crystallizing from the heat and pressure of the desert. They're really cool looking. Some of them look like UFOs. Others are shiny and flat. Others look exactly like a rose. They're just sitting in the sand in the desert, but if you want to find the really big ones, you have to dig.
She dug for the better part of an hour as any number of the men on our excursion "supervised."
I just loved how they looked like weird space rocks or something. Just hangin' out in the desert.
Of course, it wouldn't be a trip into the desert unless somebody got stuck in the sand!!
We had a great time off-roading our way through Saudi Arabia this afternoon. We got a few pretty desert roses that will be great bookends for our house, and we had a fun time meeting some new people.
Vicariously yours,
(Admit it, you totally have Sting's song stuck in your head now!!)
We got to ride in the Hummer H3. Saudi Arabia is the only place where a car like this is justifiable.
See the little flag in the middle of the two highways? That's where we were going.
Our hosts had their trusty guard poodle in the navigator's seat.
Time to get off the road and get into the sand!!
The only thing we saw along the way to the desert roses were little camel and goat farms, power lines, and camels.
"uh...I think it's thatta way."
A little desert oasis! It's like the movies!!
Finally we reached the roses. This is what the desert roses look like. They are the result of the sand crystallizing from the heat and pressure of the desert. They're really cool looking. Some of them look like UFOs. Others are shiny and flat. Others look exactly like a rose. They're just sitting in the sand in the desert, but if you want to find the really big ones, you have to dig.
She dug for the better part of an hour as any number of the men on our excursion "supervised."
Eventually the piles of roses started to appear.
I just loved how they looked like weird space rocks or something. Just hangin' out in the desert.
We had a great time off-roading our way through Saudi Arabia this afternoon. We got a few pretty desert roses that will be great bookends for our house, and we had a fun time meeting some new people.
Vicariously yours,
(Admit it, you totally have Sting's song stuck in your head now!!)
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