Atlas Mountains Morocco 2000

Now deserted animal feeding as our donkeys have just been loaded up ready to go trekking.

This style of quite sturdily build multi-floored building is quite typical of this region of the Atlas.

The red earth obviously made the best building material and it can be very striking where it contrasts with its surroundings. This village is not as precariously positioned as this view might suggest.

Perhaps a child friendly design?

Quite a wealthy Moroccan village built in the local red clay style. All looks very rural but look closely and you can see that there are several satellite dishes.

It gets pretty hot trekking in Morocco during July. So when passing through a village it is always worth trying to find the local shop or cafe, where you will invariably get a very friendly welcome.

Almost vertical strata and red rock can make for some pretty dramatic looking scenery around Jbel Rat.

One thing you can almost always be sure of when camping in Morocco is that you will be the evening entertainment for the locals. This is also entertaining for the visitor, but it can make finding a quiet spot for those essential camping ablutions somewhat difficult.

Environmentally friendly transport is the norm and it is so nice to get away from mechanised transport for a couple of weeks.