Road to Marrakech

The road to Marrakesh crossed more desert piste, then a stop for lunch and carpet shopping, and across the Haut Atlas and down to Marrakesh. The road over the mountains is amazing and beautiful. But it was a long, hot drive and our poor driver, Abdo, was exhausted by the tiime we arrived. We were rather tired, ourselves.
From desert to Marrakesh Here, the desert piste is flat From desert to Marrakesh Fossils in the rocks show that this was once the floor of a sea or lake, the Chigaga From desert to Marrakesh Mesa looming above the rig From desert to Marrakesh Finer sand, and some greenery
From desert to Marrakesh Our 4wd parked on a ridge where the stones contain fossiles From desert to Marrakesh Acacia trees From desert to Marrakesh Siv and acacia From desert to Marrakesh Rocks to rival the American south-west
From desert to Marrakesh The road runs on toward the hills From desert to Marrakesh Rocks of all sizes From desert to Marrakesh Foum-Zguid, desert outpost From desert to Marrakesh Roadside bled
From desert to Marrakesh Rock messages on the slopes From desert to Marrakesh A dry ouedh From desert to Marrakesh Mosque and mesa From desert to Marrakesh Palms and ouedh
From desert to Marrakesh Palms and tourist From desert to Marrakesh The patterns and colors on the rocks were unbelievable From desert to Marrakesh Beautiful contours From desert to Marrakesh And what colors, from the yellow-green foreground vegetation to the gray and white peaks of the Haut Atlas
From desert to Marrakesh Tazenakht, weaving Berber rugs From desert to Marrakesh A difficile choice of carpets From desert to Marrakesh Delicious couscous lunch at the carpet fabrique From desert to Marrakesh Carpets airing
From desert to Marrakesh Terrace of the carpet fabrique From desert to Marrakesh Heading northwest, towards the Haut Atlas From desert to Marrakesh Peaks of the Haut Atlas From desert to Marrakesh Snow on the peaks of the High Atlas Mountains (higest peak, Jebel Toubkal at 4167m)
From desert to Marrakesh Cliffs and fields From desert to Marrakesh Wonderful colors of Morocco! From desert to Marrakesh And more colors! From desert to Marrakesh Tizi-n-Tichka, 2260m, over the top
From desert to Marrakesh The road down the northern side is something else From desert to Marrakesh Switchbacks coming down from Tichka Pass From desert to Marrakesh Such rugged country From desert to Marrakesh Walnut trees and mountains
From desert to Marrakesh Gnarled walnut trees From desert to Marrakesh Above, the snows of the High Atlas