Wadi Bani Awf & Balad Sayt

The turnoff for Wadi Bani Awf just north of Al Awabi	Bald Sait is a good destination	Another jeep approaches along the dusty wadi	Florian
The Wadi Bani Awf road leads to a crossing of the Western Hajar to Al Hamra	Range Rover in Wadi Bani Awf, Oman	Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf, Western Hajar Mountains, Oman
Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf	Ruins of a watch tower, Wadi Bani Awf	Ruins of a watch tower, Al Fara
Wadi Bani Awf	Palm oasis, Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf	Traditional style house, Wadi Bani Awf
Wadi Bani Awf	Florian would like to climb up there...	Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf
Wadi Bani Awf	Water in Wadi Bani Awf after December rains	Wet wadi	Wadi Bani Awf
We had to drive through quite a bit of standing water	Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf
Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf	Still an unusual site, water in Arabia	Palms and water, Wadi Bani Awf, Oman
Palms and water	Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf
High peaks of the Western Hajar above Wadi Bani Awf	Wadi Bani Awf	A'Teekhah	Hospital?, A'Teekhah
Past A'Teekhah the wadi widens	Left to continue along Wadi Bani Awf, right to Wadi As Sahtan	Western Hajar Mountains, Oman	The road starts climbing out of the Wadi towards
Range Rover advertisement	Range Rover (maintenance intensive)	Side road	Left turnoff from main route
Ruin	Ruin along the Wadi Bani Awf route, unknown age	Me	Wannabe mountain goat
King of the Mountain	Western Hajar Mountains	Oasis of Al Zammah, where the road begins the final climb to Balad Seyt	Interesting veins in one of the Hajar peaks
Fields of Al Zammah	Looking down at Al Zammah	Al Zammah, Western Hajar Mountains, Oman	Al Zammah, Oman
Western Hajar Mountains	Wadi Bimmah - Snake Canyon	The road between Az-Zammah and Balad Sayed	Wadi Bimmah - Snake Canyon
Wadi Bimmah - Snake Canyon	Road to Balad Sayed	Deep canyon	The road loops around the access to Snake Canyon
The road to Bilad Sayt is down to the left	The right fork leads to a high road which is off my map	Trees make for good campsites	Western Hajar Mountains seen from the road to Balad Sayed above Snake Canyon
Western Hajar Mountains	Wadi Bimmah - Snake Canyon	Wadi Bimmah - Snake Canyon	Wadi Bimmah - Snake Canyon
Wadi Bimmah - Snake Canyon	Looking back across the canyon to the road we came on	Road to Balad Sayt	Western Hajar Mountains above Wadi Bimmah - Snake Canyon
Road signs at the intersection for the last 2.5 km to Balad Sayt	Football pitch with the road to Al Hamra passing through it seen from the road to Balad Sayt	Football pitch with the road to Al Hamra passing through it seen from the road to Balad Sayt	Western Hajar Mountains
Wadi Bani Awf route	Road high above the canyon	Western Hajar Mountains	Omani mountain village of Bilad Sayt (on some maps Balad Sayt)
Omani mountain village	Parked above Balad Sayt	Balad Sayt, Oman	Fields of Balad Sayt
The Western Hajar trekking path W8 starts at Balad Sayt	The village gets cast in shadow in the afternoon, this is 3 pm in December	Palm oasis, Balad Sayt	OmanDec06 609.jpg
Balad Sayt	Balad Sayt	Old Toyota Land Cruiser, Balad Sayt	Old Toyota Land Cruiser, Balad Sayt
Balad Sayt	Balad Sayt	Balad Sayt	Watch tower, Balad Sayt
Balad Sayt	Canyon, Western Hajar Mountains, Oman	Heading back down the road from Balad Sayt	Right at the fork to complete the crossing of the Western Hajar Moutains to Al Hamra
Road to Al Hamra	Narrow canyon could be interesting to explore	Steep Ascent - Engage 4WD (and they mean it)	Bad road
4WD required past the Balad Sayed intersection to the Hajar summit enroute to Al Hamra	4WD track to the summit of the Western Hajars	4WD track	A Saudi tourist on the same track
The road continues to climb	Another deep canyon	Tiny, remote village, Sharaf Al Almayn	Nearing the road's summit between the coastal and interior Oman
Mountain peaks	Prominent outcropping	View from near the summit	Florian likes the sunroof :)
Summit	Summit	Summit	Past the summit, the road improves significantly down the western slope towards Al Hamra
Road contruction for the road to Al Hamra, which is being paved	Birkat Al Sharaf, Oman	Birkat Al Sharaf	A wide paved road has replaced the old 4WD track to Al Hamra
Road sign with Al Hoota Cave as a landmark	Part of the old 4WD track visible	Goat	Goat
The new road to Al Hamra	Descending along the new road to Al Hamra late afternoon	Late afternoon	Western slope of the Hajar Mountains