Lonely plam tree. (Karnak Temples) 

(Karnak Temples) 

Entrance to grand Hypostyle Hall. A sea of 146 papyrus-top columns. (Karnak Temples) 

In the Hypostyle Hall. (Karnak Temples) 

A sea of columns. (Karnak Temples) 

Sherwin Williams, take note. (Karnak Temples) 

(Karnak Temples) 

Reflecting on the Sacred Lake. (Karnak Temples) 

Waiting for Evan. As usual. (Karnak Temples) 

In front of the sacred lake.(Karnak Temples) 

Sizing up. (Karnak Temples) 

Pylon facelift. (Karnak Temples) 

On the wall, an etching commemorates a pharoh's victory over Jerusalem. (Karnak Temples) 

Scarab statue. People run around it for good luck. People also look like idiots when they do it. (Karnak Temples) 

Boston? This is Luxor. 

Beer is not sold during Ramadan, so we brought our own. Unfortunately, we had no refridgerator, so we needed to be inventive. Here, Landis and I used our high-level engineering skills to construct what we like to call, "The Bair Conditioner." The weight of the cans kept one end of the bag down while the cold air of the a/c blew into the bag. The clips held more air in. 

But alas, we became even more innovative. A towel! 

5:15 a.m. - Friday morning - Boarding a small boat to cross the Nile. 

Dawn over the east bank of the Nile, as seen from the west. 

Preparing to board our donkeys. 

Moving out. 

My ass. His name is Iskander (Alexander). 

We wait for clearance to move closer to the mountains. 

Mohammad, our young guide, tells us we must wait until 6 a.m. to proceed further. The police stopped us. Some days you can get around them. 

Many tourists hire hot air balloons to take them high above the sights of Luxor. They are taking off here at 6 a.m.