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Canyons and Oasis are found in Arid regions | Canyons and Oasis are found in Arid regions | ||
*''There's an arid region that advertises incredible canyons and an absolutely paradise oasis.'' ~ Edward Spears | *''There's an arid region that advertises incredible canyons and an absolutely paradise oasis.'' ~ Edward Spears | ||
*'''Odessia Canyon''' | |||
*'''Odessia Canyon''' - ''Nugra shielded his eyes for a moment to peer farther in the clean heat to make out the massive canyon cut across the planet's surface like a badly healed wound. They could see a lot from all the way around.'' ~Nugra | **''A second later and the cool air of the hotel lobby was replaced by a hot blast of dry desert wind. Ess blinked in the sudden glare and looked around them. Rust-coloured rocks stretched off all around them, dotted here and there with short, wiry trees stubbornly clinging to the sandy ground. | ||
**''Off to one side a visitor centre promised information and refreshments to visitors and beyond that the ground suddenly gave way to the start of a steep drop into the canyon below. Essen wandered over to the visitors centre. Several holographic interactive maps sat outside, depicting hiking routes of varying difficulty. "Apparently they offer base jumping from a cliff just up the way."'' ~ Sinda Essen | |||
**''The Gorn looked around at the brown and red boulders and ravines that dotted around the segmented area where the transporter and other tourists were. Nugra shielded his eyes for a moment to peer farther in the clean heat to make out the massive canyon cut across the planet's surface like a badly healed wound. They could see a lot from all the way around.'' ~Nugra<br> | |||
**''Reds and browns as far as the eye could see, and the air on Endaasi was so clear that that was quite a long way indeed. The air way dry, and the temperature warm.'' ~ Solaris McLaren | |||
=== Accomodations === | === Accomodations === |