We camped in the desert west of the Fayoum in an area known as the Valley of the Whales. The valley is full of fossils, most notably several largely intact 55 million-year-old fossilized skeletons of Eocene period whale ancestors. It was surreal to see the "bones" exposed in the desert where they had been for millions of years, exposed to the elements.
Our camping spot was in an incredible alcove near the valley, surrounded on three sides by high sandstone walls encircling a dune in the middle. I climbed to the top of a large rock formation to watch the sunrise the next morning. It was a silence and solitude I will never forget.
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