Petra
Petra is a poster child for over-tourism, but I am still glad I went. By this part of the trip, I had hooked up with my 87 year old mom, and I was a lot more concerned about making sure she stayed safe than taking photos. Mom was an absolute trooper throughout the trip.
The Treasury. Even with the crowds, it was pretty amazing.

Detail of the Treasury.

The Obligatory Camel Photo

The crowds. Oh, the crowds. It was truly a circus.


More camels ... and crowds. There was no shortage of camels and crowds

Mom rightly insisted on taking an (expensive) golf cart from the site entrance to the Treasury. So, all of my pictures of the slot canyon were from the back of the golf cart. There wasn't much opportunity for careful composition.


Little Petra
Afterwards, we went to Little Petra, which had relatively few people. It was more crowded that some of the sites I visited in Turkey, but nothing compared to the zoo that was Petra. I enjoyed Little Petra as much as big Petra.

Mom didn't do these stairs at Little Petra, but I did.
