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Friday - 4 November 2022 - A long, long 8-hour drive from Fez to the Sahara.

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The Ziz Gorge along the Ziz River in the Atlas Mountains.
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Low foothill peaks of the Atlas Mountains.
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Achbaro - a small town on the Ziz river.
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An overlook on the Ziz River - looking up the valley - when there is water there are date palms.
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We arrived in the Sahara in the late afternoon. Cal immediately went for a hike into the sand dunes.

These are the tents near the dunes at our hotel camp.
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The moon rising over the dunes as I hiked up.
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A better picture of the sand and the moon.
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The wind creates little ripples in the sand.
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The sun was low and created deep shadows
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Sand everywhere.....
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Pretty shadows
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This is as far as Cal ventured and then headed back to the camp.
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We then mounted camels for a trip to the highest dune near the camp for sunset.

The shadows of our small four camel group are heading to the top of the dune where the other camels and guests wait in the distance.
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Virginia Ann asked Cal to turn for a picture - it is not that easy.
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Now at the top of the big dune the sun is getting low on the horizon making for nice shadows.
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Golden sand.
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This dune was at least as high as the one we were on - huge.
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The shadows are getting longer.
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Virginia Ann enjoying the sands of the Sahara.
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The photographer in the desert.
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A Sahara sunset selfie - the moon in the distance.
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The sun getting lower and shadows longer.
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Camel guides on the dunes.
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Virginia Ann and a camel guide.
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Cal in the desert enjoying the beautiful vistas.
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Almost no sun left.
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Sunset and Virginia Ann in the Sahara
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The orange orb over the desert horizon.
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Moonrise
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The moon over our camp after making our way down from the tall dune via camels.
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