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Thursday - 10 November 2022 We left Marrakesh and headed south into the High Atlas for two days.

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Town on the hillside - the moon just over the horizon. Again, the villages are along the river where crops can grow. In this part of the country walnuts are predominant.
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A walnut tree
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Apples are also a big crop - here are apple crates stacked for a future harvest.
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We stopped in the village of Imlil and left the van for a guided hike up the mountain.

The leaves were just turning along the trail.
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A man irrigating his orchard.
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In the small valley were seven villages some up high on the hillside and others in the valley.
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After many generations the amount of land passed down becomes smaller and smaller. This tree is marked to indicate its owner - the family might be down to handing down specific trees on the land.
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Beautiful trees in the midday light.
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We met several people going up and down the trail - here is a man and his donkey headed down.
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A village nestled in the High Atlas mountains - we will walk down the road which cuts across the near mountain.
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Virginia Ann and Cal happy for the brief stop on our upward hike to take in the view and make a picture.
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As we approach the mountain village of Aroumd we meet some men headed down to Imlil.
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A little elderly lady (who did not want her picture taken) headed up the road passes a man coming down.
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A very old window.
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Our Amazigh guide took us to his home in Aroumd. We were introduced to his wife and the youngest daughter then served tea - mint tea. The tea and walnuts were delicious.
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From our rooftop restaurant a view down the valley with several of the villages visible.
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A street in Aroumd.
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Sun through a walnut tree
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A small stream coming down the mountain. Immediately the water is divertted into irrigation channels.
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Cal and Virginia Ann in front of the small stream.
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The town of Tamatert which is where we were picked up by the van after our hike.
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From our hotel - sunset on Jbel Toubkal, the tallest of the High Atlas mountains.
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