High Atlas Mountains - Armed

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Another long drive today took us into the High Atlas Mountains with some stunning scenery along the way. Our starting point was Imlil, a village filled with guides, hikers and equipment rental places. We had a 1 - 1.5 hr leisurely walk through some mountainous terrain, flowing streams with fresh snow runoffs, and fields of wild flowers - Irises, poppies etc - to reach a village called Armed where our gite (guest house) is located. We could see Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa at 4165m, in the distance. The gite was better equipped than I had expected - 3 or 4 reasonably comfortable beds crammed into a small room with communal bathroom. There was no heating and it felt even colder than the desert because we were high in the mountains. I went to bed early that night after a home-cooked meal of chicken tagine because I wasn’t feeling 100%. Even with thick blankets it took me a while to warm up. Can’t wait to reach the Atlantic Coast!

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Photos

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poppy up close

Photo 3
the right way to serve mint tea

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mobile bakery

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Mount Toubkal

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wild Iris