Nature
The Oldest Desert on Earth
Did you know the Namib is thought to be the world's oldest desert, arid for something like 55 million years? Its apricot-colored dunes at Sossusvlei are among the tallest anywhere, and nearby Deadvlei holds a ghostly stand of camel thorn trees that died about 700 years ago — too dry to rot, they simply turned black in the sun.
Namibia
Sossusvlei, Namib Desert