Algeria 26.12.2010-9.1.2011
Hoggar (Atakor)
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Guelta Imlaoulouene |
Atakor mountains-made of eroded volcanic vents |
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constellation Orion rising above Atakor mountains |
early morning dawn seen from Assekrem summit |
morning dawn and constellation southern cross to the right |
first sunlight |
spot on |
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Atakor mountains |
where is the track? |
flower inside crevice |
mountain desert |
Guelta |
icicle after a chilly night |
spring in the midst of the desert |
small waterfall |
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Guelta |
rock desert |
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Hirhafok - Djanet
rock engravings |
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evening color |
our guide is preparing tea |
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aiming to Ouksem crater |
desert cricket |
Ouksem crater - first hole |
Ouksem crater - main hole |
pure natron covers the craters floor |
glass hard natron spikes |
glass hard natron spikes |
age-old bonsai sized tree |
colors of a new morning |
water supply for the next days |
collecting and storing firewood |
Desert beetle |
crater remnant near Amadror flats |
colorful pebbles |
Erg Tihodaïne |
sunset |
chalk terrace inside Erg Tihodaïne |
fallen Menhir |
Ifedanouene rock painings in Tassili n’Ajjer |
view into central Tassili n’Ajjer |
Ifedanouene rock paining |
isolated flower gives sharp contrast |
erosion art |
ancient grave |
late afternoon colors |
sunset colors |
Moon and Venus in morning dawn |
first sunlight hits our campsite |
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one of our cars gives scale |
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summit panorama |
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moon crescent with secondary light |
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sunrise |
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local housing |
Guelta frog |
Oued Dider-sleeping antelope engraving |
Oued Dider- curled cow of Tinterhert engraving |
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mother camel with cub |
camel cub |
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star trails |
moon crescent-only 26 hours before new moon |
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rock formation the seven swords |
Butterfly in Djanet |
Djanet market |
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Djanet |
street life |
Tadrart
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fist sunrays |
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partial solar eclipse |
giraffe as rock engraving |
desert pumpkin |
our cook is preparing lunch |
rock painting |
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wind erosion forms |
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natural arch |
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erosion arch-panoramic view |
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elephant engravings |
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sunset with green flash phenomenon |
1 day old moon with secondary light |
baking bread the traditional way |
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ancient fragment |
ancient mill stone |
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ancient mortar with mill stone |
delicate rock arch |
collecting water for the coming days |
one of the rare Gueltas in Tadrart |
collecting firewood |
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sand meets eroded rock |
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2 day old moon crescent with secondary light |
north celestial pole seen with long night exposure |
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sunrise in the dunes |
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rock painting |
slot canyon |
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water erosion causes small canyon |
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sunset with green flash phenomenon |
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first morning light |
desert vulture |
famous rock engraving -crying cows |
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Djanet street life |
sunset colors |
eroded rock pillars near Djanet seen from airplane |
