Tabant-Mgoun-Imejdag-Taghia-Oussikis

June 15-21, 2008

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The itinerary is shown below. Click here for a high-resolution topographic map.

June 15: Tabant to El-Mrabitine through Tizzi-n-Ait Imi

Village of Ait Imi seen from Tabant

Kasbah in Ait Imi

Village of Ait Imi seen from the trail to Tizzi-n-Ait Imi

View toward the South from Tizzi-n-Ait Imi. The first valley is Assif Amougr. The Mgoun range (with a few snow patches) is in the background.

The photogenic kasbah of Tighremt-n-Ait Ahmad

June 16: El-Mrabitine to Ighrem-n-Ait Issa along Assif Mgoun and Assif Imejdag

Villages along Assif Mgoun

Berber girls

Mgoun canyon

The amazing Mgoun trail (used to avoid the bottom of the canyon when there is too much water)

Ighrem-n-Ait Issa

June 17: Ighrem-n-Ait Issa to the entry of the narrow upper gorges of Assif Imejdag

The Kasbah of Ighrem-n-Ait Issa seen from the ridge above Assif Imejdag

The mid Imejdag gorges seen from the ridge

View toward Adrar-n-Ouchane and Jebel Tamaracht

Nomad camp on the Northern slope of Jebel Tigounatine

Water in a dry landscape

Approaching the upper gorges of Assif Imejdag

June 18: Upper gorges of Assif Imejdag to the spring above the cork-screw trail

The upper gorges of Assif Imejdag

View from Tizi-n-Wadou, with the Koucer plateau in the back

Lunch under the shadow of an old juniperus

Views of Taghia from the ridge of the plateau

View of Jebel Timghazine, which I will cross two days later

June 19: Descent of the cork-screw trail to Taghia and Agoudin

The village of Taghia seen from the cork-screw trail

View of the canyon of Tafraout from Taghia

Cliff above Taghia

Canyon of Tafraout

Kasbahs in Agoudin

June 20: Agoudin - Taghia (again) - Tizzi Timghazine - Tefraout - Aqqa-n-Tarzilmine

The village of Toughed from the trail to Tizzi Timghazine

Views from Tizzi Timghazine:

Toward the North, Aqqa-n-Toughed

Toward the South, Assif Tafraout (the low point in the middle of the next ridge is the entry point into the drainage of Aqqa-n-Tarzilmine that later becomes the Oussikis river)

My two mules at the bottom of Assif Tafraout

June 21: Aqqa-n-Tarzilmine to Oussikis

Aqqa-n-Tarzilmine in the early morning

Gorges of Assif Oussikis

The artificial lake above the villages of Oussikis

Landscape above the villages of Oussikis (note the ruins at the bottom left)

Tabouidant (one of the villages of Oussikis)