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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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Fantastic view number three! <br />
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Fantastic view number three!
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The perfect place to pitch my tent at the top of the canyon where the strong winds from either side cancel each other out <br />
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Fantastic view from nearby my tent <br />
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Fantastic view number two! <br />
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Fantastic view number three! <br />
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Walk to the ‘toilet” from my remote camp <br />
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Sunset overview of my chosen site <br />
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The next day, David ignores the petrified wood and concentrates on the sand instead <br />
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Flip reaches the spectacular summit of the petrified wood <br />
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The sandstorm descends upon again <br />
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This time with such ferocity, that we cannot open the windows or turn on the aircon <br />
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Visibility drops to zero <br />
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Mid-sandstorm stop at our first rock art site <br />
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The rock art site seen from the protection of our “sauna on wheels!” <br />
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Tuareg rock art, about an hour from Agadez <br />
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Giraffes were apparently very plentiful at one time <br />
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Detail of rock art <br />
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Getting closer to civilization now, as trees occasionally appear <br />
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Traditional family compound, just outside of Agadez <br />
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Houses and storage <br />
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Through the dirty windshield <br />
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