http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/12114 It may sound surprising, but Libya is the country to visit in order to see the Sahara in its entire splendor. While many still picture Libya as unwelcoming to outsiders, the opposite is the case. Indeed, ever since Colonel Qaddafi surprised the world by announcing that Libya would give up its weapons programs, it has become one of the most politically stable countries in the region and thus an ideal place from which to see the wonders of the desert. And it has it all. Marvel at the forbidding volcanic rock walls of the Jebel Acacus. Climb dunes that stretch as far as the eye can see. Float in the salt-water lakes of a desert oasis. Or behold the ancient wonders of Leptis Magna, once the largest Roman city in Africa. Whatever your pleasure, Libya is home to some of the most stunning examples of the wonders of the desert on Earth. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/15449/charlie_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538803/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_01_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg driver«s image reflects in the mirror of a Toyota Land Cruiser in the Idhan Ubari desert of Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538803'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538803 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:40:34 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538803 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538803/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_01_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg driver«s image reflects in the mirror of a Toyota Land Cruiser in the Idhan Ubari desert of Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538803'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538806/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_02_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg guide drinks a tea in front of an open fire in the Ubari Lakes region of Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538806'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538806 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:40:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538806 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538806/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_02_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg guide drinks a tea in front of an open fire in the Ubari Lakes region of Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538806'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538809/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_03_small.jpg' /><br />A tourist board down the dunes of a hillside near Lake Gebraoun in Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538809'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538809 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538809 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538809/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_03_small.jpg' /><br />A tourist board down the dunes of a hillside near Lake Gebraoun in Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538809'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538812/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_04_small.jpg' /><br />A landscape view of Umm al-Maa, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538812'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538812 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:40:57 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538812 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538812/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_04_small.jpg' /><br />A landscape view of Umm al-Maa, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538812'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538815/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_05_small.jpg' /><br />A view of the Idhan Ubari desert from the back seat of a Toyota Land Cruiser in Idhan Ubari, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538815'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538815 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:41:03 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538815 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538815/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_05_small.jpg' /><br />A view of the Idhan Ubari desert from the back seat of a Toyota Land Cruiser in Idhan Ubari, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538815'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538818/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_06_small.jpg' /><br />A tuareg man mounts a camel in Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538818'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538818 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:41:11 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538818 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538818/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_06_small.jpg' /><br />A tuareg man mounts a camel in Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538818'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538821/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_07_small.jpg' /><br />A tourist scales a dune while the moon rises in the Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538821'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538821 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:41:19 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538821 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538821/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_07_small.jpg' /><br />A tourist scales a dune while the moon rises in the Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538821'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538824/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_08_small.jpg' /><br />Trekkers walk 6 hours daily through the dunes and volcanic rock formations of Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538824'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538824 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:41:27 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538824 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538824/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_08_small.jpg' /><br />Trekkers walk 6 hours daily through the dunes and volcanic rock formations of Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538824'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538827/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_09_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg family sits around their encampment in Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538827'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538827 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:41:36 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538827 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538827/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_09_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg family sits around their encampment in Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538827'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538830/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_10_small.jpg' /><br />The Arch of Tinkhalikha in the Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538830'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538830 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:41:43 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538830 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538830/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_10_small.jpg' /><br />The Arch of Tinkhalikha in the Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538830'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538833/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_11_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg guide looks out over the horizon in Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538833'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538833 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:41:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538833 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538833/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_11_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg guide looks out over the horizon in Jebel Acacus, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538833'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538836/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_12_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538836'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538836 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538836 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538836/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_12_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538836'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538839/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_13_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg man sits by the open fire at sunset in Idehan Murzuq, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538839'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538839 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:42:08 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538839 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538839/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_13_small.jpg' /><br />A Tuareg man sits by the open fire at sunset in Idehan Murzuq, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538839'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538842/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_14_small.jpg' /><br />New sand formations at dusk in the Sea of Sand, Idehan Murzuq, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538842'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538842 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:42:15 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538842 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538842/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_14_small.jpg' /><br />New sand formations at dusk in the Sea of Sand, Idehan Murzuq, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538842'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538845/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_15_small.jpg' /><br />Tourists photograph every angle of Leptis Magna near Tripoli, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538845'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538845 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:42:23 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538845 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538845/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_15_small.jpg' /><br />Tourists photograph every angle of Leptis Magna near Tripoli, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538845'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538848/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_16_small.jpg' /><br />Two women pass by while a man works sewing clothes in the shade of the medina of Tripoli, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538848'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538848 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:42:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538848 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538848/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_16_small.jpg' /><br />Two women pass by while a man works sewing clothes in the shade of the medina of Tripoli, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538848'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538851/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_17_small.jpg' /><br />A mosque shot from a car window in Tripoli, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538851'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538851 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:42:40 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538851 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/538851/travel_libya_sahara_acacus-desert_17_small.jpg' /><br />A mosque shot from a car window in Tripoli, Libya.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/538851'>view full-size image</a> Charlie Mahoney