Egypt and Libya, March 19 - April 2, 2006 / 20060323e_ValleyOfTheKings
Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net
The view looking back toward the entrance to
the Valley of the Kings from the tomb of Ramses III. The desert there is
not like our desert in New Mexico; it is hot, dry, dusty, and almost
barren, with far fewer plants and animals. Most of Egypt gets less than
2 inches of rain per year on average; all the truly arable land is along
the banks of the Nile and the coast of the Mediterranean.
