People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they’ll go to any length to live longer. But don’t think that’s the reason most people run. Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest. If you’re going to while away the years, it’s far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive then in a fog, and I believe running helps you to do that. Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that’s the essence of running, and a metaphor for life — and for me, for writing as whole. I believe many runners would agree.
–Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Tag Archives: Tabuk
Snow in Saudi Arabia
Tabuk receives about four inches of rain every year. And every now and then, they get a white dusting from the sky. Not of sand, but from snow. . .
People play with snow after a heavy snowstorm in the desert near Tabuk, 932 miles from Riyadh.
Sandboarding the Magic Carpet Ride
Do click on the link to see two (not one, two) dudes on a single snowboard (er, sandboard) catching massive air skiing off a sand dune. (Fourth picture down.)