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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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Promotional poster for the Niger eclipse on sale at the market in Djanet, Algeria! <br />
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Promotional poster for the Niger eclipse on sale at the market in Djanet, Algeria!
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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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Promotional poster for the Niger eclipse on sale at the market in Djanet, Algeria! <br />
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Starting off from the "nice" hotel in Djanet (not the “bloody hole” that we stayed in)<br />
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Cars ready, & pointed in the right direction? <br />
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View of raw country behind the hotel in Djanet <br />
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View of raw country behind the hotel in Djanet <br />
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One of our typical cars, parked in “downtown” Djanet <br />
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A goat put to a better use as a water bag <br />
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Downtown Djanet, Algeria <br />
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A dust devil just outside of town; was it an omen? <br />
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Truck stop, Tuareg style <br />
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Zoom, zoom and we're all racing across the desert! <br />
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Taking a break and taking in the scenery <br />
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Our tracks on the formerly pristine desert sand <br />
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Monumental rock formations  <br />
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Ancient Lava flows <br />
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Corralling the cars & setting up the camel leather tent for lunch <br />
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Sheltered lunch on a windy day <br />
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One hour later . . . Still waiting for lunch as usual! <br />
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A buried “Galaxy Quest rock monster” lurks nearby<br />
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