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.
1From desert to Marrakesh Here, the desert piste is flat
2From desert to Marrakesh Fossils in the rocks show that this was once the floor of a sea or lake, the Chigaga
3From desert to Marrakesh Mesa looming above the rig
4From desert to Marrakesh Finer sand, and some greenery
5From desert to Marrakesh Our 4wd parked on a ridge where the stones contain fossiles
6From desert to Marrakesh Acacia trees
7From desert to Marrakesh Siv and acacia
8From desert to Marrakesh Rocks to rival the American south-west
9From desert to Marrakesh The road runs on toward the hills
10From desert to Marrakesh Rocks of all sizes
11From desert to Marrakesh Foum-Zguid, desert outpost
12From desert to Marrakesh Roadside bled
13From desert to Marrakesh Rock messages on the slopes
14From desert to Marrakesh A dry ouedh
15From desert to Marrakesh Mosque and mesa
16From desert to Marrakesh Palms and ouedh
17From desert to Marrakesh Palms and tourist
18From desert to Marrakesh The patterns and colors on the rocks were unbelievable
19From desert to Marrakesh Beautiful contours
20From desert to Marrakesh And what colors, from the yellow-green foreground vegetation to the gray and white peaks of the Haut Atlas
21From desert to Marrakesh Tazenakht, weaving Berber rugs
22From desert to Marrakesh A difficile choice of carpets
23From desert to Marrakesh Delicious couscous lunch at the carpet fabrique
24From desert to Marrakesh Carpets airing
25From desert to Marrakesh Terrace of the carpet fabrique
26From desert to Marrakesh Heading northwest, towards the Haut Atlas
27From desert to Marrakesh Peaks of the Haut Atlas
28From desert to Marrakesh Snow on the peaks of the High Atlas Mountains (higest peak, Jebel Toubkal at 4167m)
29From desert to Marrakesh Cliffs and fields
30From desert to Marrakesh Wonderful colors of Morocco!
31From desert to Marrakesh And more colors!
32From desert to Marrakesh Tizi-n-Tichka, 2260m, over the top
33From desert to Marrakesh The road down the northern side is something else
34From desert to Marrakesh Switchbacks coming down from Tichka Pass
35From desert to Marrakesh Such rugged country
36From desert to Marrakesh Walnut trees and mountains
37From desert to Marrakesh Gnarled walnut trees
38From desert to Marrakesh Above, the snows of the High Atlas