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middle atlas & the sahara
over the hilly regions of the middle atlas to merzouga and right into the sand dunes of erg chebbi, where the world's largest hot desert begins

 lake around ifrane  on the road to midelt  somewhere on the middle atlas  somewhere on the middle atlas  somewhere on the middle atlas  somewhere on the middle atlas  somewhere on the middle atlas  somewhere on the middle atlas  somewhere on the middle atlas  somewhere on the middle atlas  er-rachidia  source bleue de meski, er-rachidia  source bleue de meski, er-rachidia  somewhere on the road  water is a preciously good around here...  the palm tree canyon north of erfoud  the palm tree canyon north of erfoud  one of the many kasbahs around erfoud  getting closer ot the desert...  this is it - the beginning of the sahara!  ssalamu 'lekum...  magical desert, here we come...  which way to the next oasis...?  another day's ending...  our nomad tent for the night  first morning light in the desert  first morning light in the desert  first morning light in the desert  morning sports, sahara  one of the many faces of the sahara  nomad breakfast  missing my snowboard...  hidden tigers flying dragons...  taken another stretch of desert  magical desert  magical desert  back from the desert trip in merzouga  salt lake @ merzouga  salt lake @ merzouga  what do you want...?  strange contrasts  merzouga house  amazing landscape contrasts around merzouga