There have been races before who roamed the illimitable desert, but they traveled on foot or on camelback, and were limited in their range.
"The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner"
Charles Dudley Warner
She isn't a girl used to having men run away from her, on camelback or anything else-so naturally she thought me a rude beast, and showed it.
"It Happened in Egypt"
C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson
Those who can afford the luxury drink sweet rain-water, collected amongst the hills in tanks and cisterns, and brought on camelback to the town.
"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah"
Sir Richard Francis Burton