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March & April 2006 trip to Algeria & Niger to see the total solar eclipse. Candid photographs from 14 days of travel
through the desert from Djanet, Algeria through Seguadine, Djado, Dirkou, Bilma, Fachi, The Tree of Tenere,
Agadez, Timia and Iferouane, Niger and back into Algeria to Tamarasset and Assekrem in the Hogar mountains.
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14 days cross-Saharan expedition from Djanet to Tamanrasset Algeria, through Seguedine, Djado, Dirkou, Bilma, Fachi, the Tree of Tenere, Agadez, Timia, & Iferouane Niger; with a final side trip to Assekrem. <br />
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14 days cross-Saharan expedition from Djanet to Tamanrasset Algeria, through Seguedine, Djado, Dirkou, Bilma, Fachi, the Tree of Tenere, Agadez, Timia, & Iferouane Niger; with a final side trip to Assekrem.
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Trip Map - <br />
14 days cross-Saharan expedition from Djanet to Tamanrasset Algeria, through Seguedine, Djado, Dirkou, Bilma, Fachi, the Tree of Tenere, Agadez, Timia, & Iferouane Niger; with a final side trip to Assekrem. <br />
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Promotional poster for the Niger eclipse on sale at the market in Djanet, Algeria! <br />
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Our group of 17 intrepid adventurers, Eissa our guide, & various drivers, cooks & assistants (at the Tasselli restaurant in Tamanrasset) <br />
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Cars ready, & pointed in the right direction? <br />
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View of raw country behind the "nice hotel," (not the bloody hole that we actually stayed in), in Djanet <br />
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A goat put to a better use as a water bag <br />
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Truck stop, Tuareg style <br />
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Taking a break and taking in the scenery <br />
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Monumental rock formations  <br />
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Corralling the cars & setting up the camel leather tent for lunch <br />
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One hour later . . . Still waiting for lunch as usual! <br />
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Scoping out where to camp for the night <br />
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The next morning we stop at the border with Niger; the cryptic inscription: “INSL – 1A / L – 15” - What does it mean? <br />
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The tiny Niger army border post lost in the great expanse of sand <br />
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One of our guides sweet-talks a soldier at  the border post <br />
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Homemade work out equipment <br />
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Sporadic markers march across the desert  <br />
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The day ends stuck in the sand, but with one big push - we're finally OUT <br />
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Penny & Muhammad get friendly over the hubble-bubble <br />
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Tuareg Tea around the campfire <br />
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