Wadi Bashing, Hiking, Canyoning, and Swimming at The Chains and Snake Gorge

This weekend was another great couple of days.  The kind of days where you didn’t go to a mall, didn’t sit at home, didn’t watch TV, didn’t play on the iPad instead, we had 48 hours of fun-filled, adrenaline-rushing excitement in the wild of mother nature far from civilization and life’s usual comforts. It was … Continue Reading

Wadi Naqab Camp & Yanis Village Hike

This adventure was an overnight camp in Wadi Naqab followed by a hike up to Yanis Village the next morning.  The eight overnight campers (plus one puppy, Bilbo) found a secluded and peaceful spot in the wadi not too far from the road.  It was an enjoyable evening of BBQ and pleasant chit-chat around the … Continue Reading

Offroading on Jebal Khatt

On Saturday morning, April 2, around 9:30ish a small convoy of 4 cars headed out from the Khatt Springs Adnoc station up towards Jebal Khatt.  We passed through the small town of Khatt before turning onto our graded track, which quickly gave us a steep climb up forcing us into 4WD without any hesitation.  We … Continue Reading

Wadi Showka North Face Trail Run & Overnight Camp

This was a fantastic adventure split into two sub-adventures.  For the first adventure, we arrived at Wadi Showka at 1pm on Friday afternoon.  The wadi was already teeming with trail runners and campers looking forward to the 2nd annual North Face Rock Run.  Scouting out a nice campsite was a bit tricky simply due to … Continue Reading