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Surviving the Sahara

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Riding High
Photograph by Carsten Peter

From the top of a camel the Sahara stretches out like an enormous piece of sandpaper as Hare's caravan advances toward the next oasis. While Vischer battled sandstorms and desert marauders, Hare found that extreme cold inflicted the most discomfort.