This was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. There they are:

And here I am! That's my friend Kris in front of me.

There we go out across the desert. It was a gorgeous day.






Our caravan -Don't we look like cardboard cutouts?

  Two escapees looking for a snack. Lots of screaming from the lady in back, but I was jealous!

We trekked out across the sand dunes to this oasis Temple and Crescent Lake.

It was great fun!