MoroccoMorocco

Culture, Geography, and Culture, Geography, and GeologyGeology

The walled capital city RabatThe walled capital city Rabat

The largest Mosque in Morocco The largest Mosque in Morocco (Rabat)(Rabat)

A soccer game outside the walls of A soccer game outside the walls of TaroudantTaroudant

One of the main One of the main gates through the gates through the wall of Taroundantwall of Taroundant

Arabic architecture – arches are Arabic architecture – arches are even found in hotelseven found in hotels

Inside the courtyard Inside the courtyard of a hotel in of a hotel in TaroudantTaroudant

Hotel rooms looking into the Hotel rooms looking into the courtyardcourtyard

They even keep pet turtles in the They even keep pet turtles in the hotelhotel

The view from the top of the hotel The view from the top of the hotel in Taroudantin Taroudant

The souque in Taroudant – it fills The souque in Taroudant – it fills with merchants twice a weekwith merchants twice a week

City streets – narrow and dustyCity streets – narrow and dusty

City streets and my car…the little City streets and my car…the little one on the left (Fiat Uno)one on the left (Fiat Uno)

The main square in Taroudant – you The main square in Taroudant – you can even get a horse buggy ride can even get a horse buggy ride

around the city.around the city.

My assistant – AbdellMy assistant – Abdell

Tanjin lunch at a KasbahTanjin lunch at a Kasbah

An old Kasbah above a Wadi (river)An old Kasbah above a Wadi (river)

Desert Tortoise Desert Tortoise

A common site – camel herdsA common site – camel herds

Thumbs up after a good dayThumbs up after a good day

Dinner inside Abdella’s homeDinner inside Abdella’s home

Near the village of Tazemort – Near the village of Tazemort – Early Cambrian sedimentsEarly Cambrian sediments

The stratigraphy of The stratigraphy of the early Cambrianthe early Cambrian

Alternating layers of Limestone and Alternating layers of Limestone and SiltstoneSiltstone

Solo fieldworkSolo fieldwork

Looking east from Tazemort into an Looking east from Tazemort into an oncoming dust stormoncoming dust storm

The north end of the Tazemort The north end of the Tazemort sectionsection

Ripple marks – evidence of shallow Ripple marks – evidence of shallow water depositionwater deposition

On the side of the road just before On the side of the road just before the dust stormthe dust storm

A kasbah high in the hills near A kasbah high in the hills near TazemortTazemort

Looking north to the High Atlas Looking north to the High Atlas MountainsMountains

Mohammed lent a Mohammed lent a helping hand and a helping hand and a ride on his donkeyride on his donkey

Mohammed and his friends hauling Mohammed and his friends hauling firewood to their homesfirewood to their homes

A dust-devilA dust-devil

The road to the High AtlasThe road to the High Atlas

Looking down into Looking down into a village in the a village in the high atlashigh atlas

The pass to Marrakech The pass to Marrakech

Abdell and HassanAbdell and Hassan

Hassan and me in the High AtlasHassan and me in the High Atlas

A snake charmer in the center of A snake charmer in the center of TaroudantTaroudant

Rocks and walls near TioutRocks and walls near Tiout

Sedimentary layering in the Tiout Sedimentary layering in the Tiout SectionSection

Sedimentary layers near TioutSedimentary layers near Tiout

In a Taroudant shop– anything you In a Taroudant shop– anything you want – silver, shirts, rugswant – silver, shirts, rugs

Said and me in his father’s carpet Said and me in his father’s carpet shopshop

Desert views – dry river and lake Desert views – dry river and lake bedsbeds

The walls of Taroudant and the The walls of Taroudant and the High Atlas in the backgroundHigh Atlas in the background