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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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The ruined fortress of Djado <br />
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Approaching the oasis of Djado <br />
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The ruined fortress of Djado rises above the oasis swamp <br />
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The ruined fortress of Djado <br />
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Climbing up into the ruined fortress of Djado <br />
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The mud brick walls crumbling around us <br />
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Tiny pathways, we will soon have trouble finding our way back down again . . . <br />
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The summit still eludes us <br />
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Still standing after 700 years <br />
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Onwards to the top <br />
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Some forms seem almost alive!  <br />
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People flee at the sight of us! <br />
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Narrow crumbling pathways near the top <br />
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Treacherous overhangs made from wood beams & grass mats, still intact <br />
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Detail of ceiling overhang <br />
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Our salt caravan veteran guide <br />
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Our salt caravan veteran guide <br />
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View out to the oasis <br />
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And the desert beyond <br />
The ruined fortress of Djado <br />
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View of the collapsed fortress of Djado from above <br />
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The lush green of the Djado oasis  <br />
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