Anti-Atlas
Trip to go
On Monday, December 22 a way of
connection carried out me from
Taliouine to Igherm then to a few
kilometers away to the south for a
pastoral bivouac in stones. This road
by mounts and valleys, three passes at
+1800 meters of altitude, crosses
wadis whose infrastructures,
foundation rafts and bridges, were
carried by their risings caused by the
pouring rain on the beginning of
December when I was in Foum Zguid. It
will take several years to repair the
damage. I hope that weather will
remain with the good shape during my
visit of the Anti-Atlas, Inch Allah!
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| Villages in mountains |
Qa track, visit of agadirs
On Tuesday, December 23 was one
half-day of visit of two Agadirs after
having taken a track with the km 27.2.
The track is a pure happiness for the
DPM with the crossing of several
wadis. Agadir is a set of collective
attics in the Atlas. They are boxings
superimposed on one, two or three
stages where the villagers store their
grains for the winter and other food
products.
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| Working Moroccan DDE,
condition of Moroccan women |
Agadir Ousmgane
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| Two stored attics |
Agadir Itourhaine
Agadir Itourhaine with boxings on three
stages is still used. Whereas I climbed
the hill at the top of which it is while
hoping there to see the guard, I was
caught up by an young woman with an
enormous key who me made it visit going up
with me on the terrace as well as at the
top of the tower of angle. To thank me for
my visit she gave me an almond bag. The
videos have as background noise the strong
wind which prevailed with a temperature of
10°C, brrr! I bivouacked on a height at
+1500 meters of altitude. This early
morning the outside temperature was of 3°C
and inside of 5°C.
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| Three stored
attics |
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| View from the terrace |
Angle tower |
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| View from the top
of the angle tower |
Agadir Tisguimt
On Wednesday, December 24 I began the
day with an error of navigation. After
having crossed several wadis and
progressed in the bed of the one of
them I arrived in a village on a very
narrow track. I went in recognition
and I was dubitative. Back to my truck
I warned a country-woman who indicated
to me with her hand where the track
was. I returned to my bivouac to
discover the track!
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| Error of navigation &
young woman close to Tisguimt |
The agadir of Tisguimt is a true fortress
built on a rock piton including more than
300 boxes of attics. The amin, guard of
agadir, explained me, there were men armed
to defend it against attackers. He offered
to me the tea of welcome. Then he
authorized to me to take pictures of him
and two children. After Aït Abdallah I
looked for a bivouac away from the asphalt
road on a height for a HF good wave
propagation.
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| Decorated doors |
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| Sticks of rifles of the
agadir's defenders |
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| Closing of a door |
Wooden key |
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| The amin, guard, &
offering thea |
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| Brother &
sister ? |
Tafraout
The Christmas Day was a small driving
day. After the full of diesel fuel and
food I was going to lunch in the best
restaurant in Tafraout “the Kasbah”.
Of course for this day of the nativity
in Muslim country I offered me a wine
bottle of Morocco. Before leaving I
stopped at the “House of Barter” to
make me a present of a nomad carpet. I
bivouacked at the exit of Aguerd Oudad.
Altitude is +1000 meters with a hot
sun in a misty atmosphere.
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| X'mas lunch at La Kasbah |
Tour of Afella Ighir
The tour of Afella Ighir traverses the
gorges of Aït Mansour and Timguelchte with
return by Tigharassine in a loop starting
at Talouste.
Tour of Afella
Ighir
Le 25/12/2014
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| Napoléon's hat |
On Friday the 26th I began the Afella
Ighir loop which I did not finish due
to road closed after the village of
Tanrarte, road flooded by the risings
of the beginning of December. I did
not reach Tizerkine and I returned
back to stop before Souk Had Issi. I
did not intend to again traverse the
gorges and especially the palm
plantation with its very narrow track
during approximately 3 km.
Consequently I decided to take
tomorrow the cross-road from Gdourt to
Iserbi departure of the Gb Gandini's
track. The gorgess are certainly
interesting but it is especially the
imposing palm plantation where it is
almost impossible to cross another
vehicle and where branches are very
low.
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| Gorges Aït Mansour |
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| Village Gdourt |
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| Aït Mansour palm plantation |
The evening of December 26th around
19:30, the royal gendarmerie came to
dislodge me for my safety, or for its
peace! I was to follow it to station
in front of the brigade. In the
morning I traversed the cross-road
passing by Aït Bounouh in landscapes
with dramatic colors under the morning
sun. At the intersection with the road
from Tafraout to Tiznit, Tafraout 32
km, I decided to go there to publish
pictures and videos then to consult my
mailboxl. Indeed connection with the
Maroc Telecom 3G key is fast.
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| painted rocks by Jean Verame |
Qb track, canyon de l'assif n'Smouguene
I took again the road then the Qb track
around 12:30 to arrive on a kind of DZ
(drop zone) headland which dominates the
canyon as well as the village of Igmir. I
bivouacked on the spot in this exceptional
beauty & peace landscape.
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| Canyon & village Igmir |
After a peaceful night above the
canyon Smouguene and a sumptuous
low-angled light illuminating my truck
I undertook its descent “pure moments
of happiness”, Gandini. It is true
that the track is sufficiently broad
to turn his attention on this
fairy-like landscape in the morning
light. Then the progression is in
broad valleys where confluent several
assifs. I had decided to return to
Icht to pose again my home in Borj
Biramane. The next week will be
devoted to the visit of Guelmim, Sidi
Ifni, Tiznit and Agadir where my
friends Marie & Jean-Luc expect me.
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| My truck in low-angle light at 7h30 |
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| Down into the canyon |
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| Igmir village |
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arganier |
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Village at the edge of n'Tamanart
assif |
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| Down the canyon n'Smouguene |
