On the Road in Iraq

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

We took a very nice tour from Baghdad to Basrah by car. The countryside is pretty amazing, from the relative lushness of the fertile crescent to the desert sands of the south to the marshes of the deep south and the distant flare gas fires on the horizon.

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Normal flare gas

Ut oh, blow out…

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Camels in the desert… camels crossing the road:
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