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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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Or in the lee of the dunes . . . <br />
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Main street of Erelgaouene, Halfway between the Tree of Tenere & Agadez <br />
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Road side shops of Erelgaouene <br />
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Firewood is always a popular & fast selling commodity <br />
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Interior of a typical shop <br />
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This town is too poor for ornamental metal doors, but at least there could be some prospects for dinner . . . <br />
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Picking out a likely, (if slightly unwilling), candidate for our supper <br />
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Unwilling to be sold, we inspect the less fresh merchandise <br />
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Eissa haggles over take out ribs <br />
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Or should we go for the leg of lamb? <br />
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Our second, (and much better) campsite for Night 6! (It’s NOT the poo-poo wadi!) <br />
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Unpacking the cars for camp <br />
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Setting up the “Dining Room,” using the cars to protect against a still strong wind <br />
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A perfect blend of incredible rocks and sinuous dunes <br />
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Our own “monument valley” in miniature <br />
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View over the campsite from the top <br />
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Most people choose to camp close to the vehicles . . . <br />
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Or in the lee of the dunes . . . <br />
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Sharif waits for the sunset on a distant rock outcrop <br />
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Walk up the canyon approaching my campsite and view of the tower rock that Rei climbed, (and fell from), earlier <br />
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Near the top of the canyon approaching my perfect campsite <br />
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