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Tidikelt, close up on a piece of fossil wood
JLBG Says: I have not found any information about the type of trees that are found in the fossil forests of the Tidikelt. However, given its appearance, it might well be a Cupressus and possibly Cupressus dupreziana, “Tarout” in Tamashek, now living only in the Tassili n'Ajjer but...
JLBG Says: In those remote places, it is always nice to be able to have presents for the kids. However, when you make a gift, you must always give one to each of them, let it be a candy, a pencil, etc. If you have not the same gift for each of them, it is better not to give anything.If...
JLBG Says: In the Sahara, you must carry plenty of water with you, much more than you will reasonably need. In case! You will from time to time find along the trail someone with an empty can, begging for some water. It is nice when you can give him some.You might have a breakdown or...
Tidikelt, towing the 2cv Citroën
JLBG Says: On our 1975 travel, the 2cv Citroën needed sometimes some help to prevent getting stuck. When the trail looked too sandy, we stopped the other car (my Peugeot 504, not a 4x4 neither) on a spot with hard sand and hand towed or pushed the light car.Note: the face of...
Excellent shade under a living Tamarix
JLBG Says: Tamarix grow well in the Sahara, given that they can find enough water in the sub-soil. Most of the time they grow as tall bushes but when they are trees, they are a heaven for a picnic! An excellent shade and no spines as with acacias! However, the draw back is that even...
JLBG Says: Near Aoulef, there are several petrified forests with fossil tree trunks. They date from the time when there was plenty of water in the Sahara.It is strictly prohibited to take away any sample of fossil and there are now a lot of controls. However, I have read that since our...
JLBG Says: In Northern Africa, a marabout is a small religious monument, usually dedicated to a local saint. This one is built in a Sudanese style, shaped as a tall pyramid and stands just outside Aoulef. The dark dots are pieces of wood that allow climbing easily along the faces, for...
JLBG Says: Actually the road sign shown on the front picture of this page was more specific and gave the direction of Aoulef-ech-Cheurfa, 2 kilometers away. You could see it from a long distance, but you had to drive to it to be able to read it!
JLBG Says: Attention, sable! Beware of sand! Would you have believed it? This is really a big surprise and a road sign was undoubtedly necessary to warn about this! This road sign is often found along surfaced road when at a given location, there is a high hazard of sand drifts.
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Attention, sable! Beware of sand! Would you have believed it? This is really a big surprise and a road sign was undoubtedly necessary to warn about this! This...
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When you look at this photo, at first you will see sand and nothing else. If you look more carefully, you will see in the right, just over the horizon, a green line. This is the palm grove of Aoulef,...
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