White Desert, Egypt
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The White Desert merits a trip off the beaten path
Touring Egypt's White desert is awe-inspiring and frustrating at the same time. The white chalk formations and inselbergs are stunning. Camping in a field of marshmallows that turned first orange and then pink as the sun set was nothing short of unique. An evening visit from a timid fox was heartening. Unfortunately, the stop at Crystal Mountain will, for my 9-year-old daughter, forever define the trip. A group of rough-cut travelers chipped away at the quartz notwithstanding our appeal to the posted sign 'Do not break, collect fossils, calcite crystals, and stones from the site.' After 5 days in the desert it was an unwelcome brush with reality.