Namib Desert, Namibia, Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh.

Dune 45 lies in the red dune belt, Namib Desert, Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Sunrise from the summit of Dune 45 provides spectacular views as the light strikes some of the highest sand dunes in the world, Namib Desert, Namibia. Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Crack of dawn from the slopes of Dune 45, a hard slog to get up there but well worth the 5.30AM departure! Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. A circular rainbow appears in the mist. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. The mist rises and disappears within minutes after sunrise over the red belt. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. EThe iron-rich sand glows brilliant orange in the light of the sunrise. Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. A blanket of cloud remains hidden from the sun. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. If you want photos of a dune without footprints, be the first up the dune before sunrise. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Dune 7, dubbed 'Big Daddy,' is the highest dune in Namibia rising to almost 1,300ft. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. A local guide knocks on the door of a trap-door spider at home in the sand dunes. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. A shovel-nosed gecko gave up his location under the sand when his tracks stopped. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Gecko abuse, Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Dozens of black beetles of different species can be found on and under the dunes. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. 'Nice to look at, if you eat, you die' Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Bushman from the red dune belt can identify a person by their footprint. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. A magnet in a ziplock passed over the red sand shows the iron content, Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Dead Vlei or 'Death Valley' is a white clay pan, which was cut off from water supply by the dunes roughly 900 years ago. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. The 900 year old acacia trees are not petrified, but cannot decompose because of the arid desert conditions, Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. The wood has become dark from being scorches by the sun over hundreds of years. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Mirages created on the surface of Dead Vlei make distance to dunes difficult to judge. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. The evaporation of the salt-pan forms a cracked pavement over Dead Vlei's floor. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Beautiful color contrast. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Fast-moving sands erase footprints from the day before, leaving each new morning void of tourist tracks. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Death Valley panorama, Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Dune 45 panorama. Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh. Duneman, Namib Desert, Namibia Photo by Fiona Stewart and Garett McIntosh.



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