Posted on March 2, 2017
It doesn’t matter that you know it’s there. The first sight of the Nabatean treasury at Petra, as the long, narrow path of the Siq opens up to reveal the ‘rose red’ ruined city is almost guaranteed to take your breath away.
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge asks for something that conveys “the excitement, surprise, wonder, or amazement of your ‘road taken’.”
I reckon tthis qualifies:

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Road Taken
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Jordan, Nabataean Treasury, Petra, Siq, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge
Posted on July 31, 2016
This is a view of the long, deep and narrow gorge , called the ‘Siq’, that is the main entrance to the historical site of Petra, in Jordan. The two figures on horseback give a good idea of scale.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Narrow
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Jordan, Narrow, Petra, Scale, Siq, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge