{"id":728,"date":"2008-06-27T13:18:17","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T18:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/27\/new-photos-the-mauritanian-sahara"},"modified":"2008-09-04T17:06:59","modified_gmt":"2008-09-04T22:06:59","slug":"new-photos-the-mauritanian-sahara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2008\/06\/27\/new-photos-the-mauritanian-sahara","title":{"rendered":"New Photos &#8211; The Mauritanian Sahara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Months ago many of you watched the video that we put together about our time in the Sahara in the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banc_d%27Arguin_National_Park\">Banc d\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Arguin National Park<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Here are the photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/27767476@N04\/sets\/72157605846285558\/\">Photos On Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/13\/national-park\">See the video<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">INSERT_MAP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The first big dune we had to cross got us stuck a good five times.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11288&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The first big dune we had to cross got us stuck a good five times.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11289&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"The first big dune we had to cross got us stuck a good five times.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"The Tundra has so much weight that it gets stuck much more often.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11293&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Tundra has so much weight that it gets stuck much more often.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11294&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"The Tundra has so much weight that it gets stuck much more often.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Miles and miles of sand and no roads gets a little uneasy at times\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11296&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Miles and miles of sand and no roads gets a little uneasy at times\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11297&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Miles and miles of sand and no roads gets a little uneasy at times\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"GPS is pretty acurate, but without a good map of GPS coordinates it can get tricky.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11299&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"GPS is pretty acurate, but without a good map of GPS coordinates it can get tricky.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11300&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"GPS is pretty acurate, but without a good map of GPS coordinates it can get tricky.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"More kilometers than not we made our own tracks.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11302&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"More kilometers than not we made our own tracks.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11303&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"More kilometers than not we made our own tracks.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"The Mauritanian desert is no easy task to navigate.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11305&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Mauritanian desert is no easy task to navigate.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11306&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"The Mauritanian desert is no easy task to navigate.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Sometimes you have to stop the trucks and hike ahead to make sure that the sand does not get too deep.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11308&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sometimes you have to stop the trucks and hike ahead to make sure that the sand does not get too deep.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11309&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Sometimes you have to stop the trucks and hike ahead to make sure that the sand does not get too deep.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Deep ruts slow the trucks down in the Sahara desert.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11311&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Deep ruts slow the trucks down in the Sahara desert.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11312&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Deep ruts slow the trucks down in the Sahara desert.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"We had the entire costline to ourselves for miles.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11314&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"We had the entire costline to ourselves for miles.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11315&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"We had the entire costline to ourselves for miles.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"So Bouey practiced his arabic a little bit.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11317&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"So Bouey practiced his arabic a little bit.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11318&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"So Bouey practiced his arabic a little bit.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Mautitania was french occupied, so who would we be to not collect some fresh escargot?\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11320&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mautitania was french occupied, so who would we be to not collect some fresh escargot?\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11321&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Mautitania was french occupied, so who would we be to not collect some fresh escargot?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Nothing like living large in the middle of nowhere.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11323&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nothing like living large in the middle of nowhere.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11324&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Nothing like living large in the middle of nowhere.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"As the sun goes down you begin to realized why you spent all day eating sand.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11326&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"As the sun goes down you begin to realized why you spent all day eating sand.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11327&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"As the sun goes down you begin to realized why you spent all day eating sand.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Words cannot explain the beauty of a sunset that you have worked so hard for that day.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11329&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Words cannot explain the beauty of a sunset that you have worked so hard for that day.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11330&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Words cannot explain the beauty of a sunset that you have worked so hard for that day.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"As the sun goes down farther and farther, the light just got more amazing\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11332&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"As the sun goes down farther and farther, the light just got more amazing\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11333&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"As the sun goes down farther and farther, the light just got more amazing\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Leaving our beautiful beach campsite was no easy task with sandy hills and cliffs surrounding us.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11335&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Leaving our beautiful beach campsite was no easy task with sandy hills and cliffs surrounding us.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11336&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Leaving our beautiful beach campsite was no easy task with sandy hills and cliffs surrounding us.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Setting up for some action shots.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11338&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Setting up for some action shots.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11339&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Setting up for some action shots.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Taking a break from driving.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11341&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Taking a break from driving.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11342&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Taking a break from driving.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"The huge, wide-open basins are great for speed testing:)\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11344&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The huge, wide-open basins are great for speed testing:)\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11345&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"The huge, wide-open basins are great for speed testing:)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Civilization at last! ??\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11347&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Civilization at last! ??\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11348&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Civilization at last! ??\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"The high tides make fields of shells in the middle of the desert.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11350&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The high tides make fields of shells in the middle of the desert.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11351&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"The high tides make fields of shells in the middle of the desert.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Bouey is taking a rest from some hard runs dune surfing.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11353&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bouey is taking a rest from some hard runs dune surfing.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11354&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Bouey is taking a rest from some hard runs dune surfing.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Dunes as far as the eye can see.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11356&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dunes as far as the eye can see.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11357&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Dunes as far as the eye can see.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Brook...making some fresh tracks\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11359&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brook...making some fresh tracks\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11360&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Brook...making some fresh tracks\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Steve checks out his line.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11362&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Steve checks out his line.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11363&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"Steve checks out his line.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"He goes for the leap\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11365&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"He goes for the leap\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11366&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"He goes for the leap\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"And botches the landing, with a nice mouthful of sand as a present from the desert.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11368&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"And botches the landing, with a nice mouthful of sand as a present from the desert.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11369&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"And botches the landing, with a nice mouthful of sand as a present from the desert.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"And the hike back up.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11371&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"And the hike back up.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11372&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"And the hike back up.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"At night these little guys would crawl under your tent for warmth and make a really creepy noise.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11374&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"At night these little guys would crawl under your tent for warmth and make a really creepy noise.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11375&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"At night these little guys would crawl under your tent for warmth and make a really creepy noise.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"After you get the car unstuck, it cannot stop for danger of getting stuck again, so the diggers have to walk.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11377&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"After you get the car unstuck, it cannot stop for danger of getting stuck again, so the diggers have to walk.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11378&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"After you get the car unstuck, it cannot stop for danger of getting stuck again, so the diggers have to walk.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"A little free souvenir, some sand.\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11380&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"A little free souvenir, some sand.\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=11381&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=89373dd090aef98d230fd46330626538\" alt=\"A little free souvenir, some sand.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Every once in a while there is a lone rouge tree that says, \" 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