I think you both might underestimate just how formidable the desert can be, just a few kilometers away from the nearest road&#x2F;track&#x2F;goat-path .. having lived in deserts all my life, the mere presence of a track on a map doesn&#x27;t mean much.  Get out there under you own wind, and you might have a different compulsion towards criticism of the &#x27;accuracy&#x27; of the story ..