Ennedi (Chad) - March 2004
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Ennedi is not an easy place to go : if you're not affraid by the web site of the french ministry of foreign affairs, stating that it is not recommended to go, you will have to cross half of the Chad in a 4x4 vehicle (3 days to go, 3 days to come back) to start walking. Once there, you will realize that locals are not exactly friendly (not because of the overwhelming tourists pressure, anyway) and the remains of the last (and not so distant) war are a little bit disturbing. And yet, this desert is wonderful : sandstone cathedrals stuck in the sand, many rock paintings, but also vegetation, beautiful gueltas (desert ponds, it rains every year), wildlife (birds, with among them a nice eagle, gazelles, monkeys and even ... crocodiles !). You don't believe it ? Have a look at the pictures in the gallery, and go there ! |
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Photo galleries
You can see the photo gallery of the trek on this site.
You will need Adobe Flash Player to see this gallery. The lower right button of the gallery navigation bar will allow you to see the images full screen with a larger size. Click on an image to see the original size version through Flickr. Hover on an image with the cursor and you will see its legend.
An HTML photo gallery is available if you don't have Adobe Flash Player.
You can also see the trek photos on Flickr. You will find there pictures in their original size, technical informations about them and the place where these pictures were taken. You can leave comments and see the pictures as a slideshow (if you have Adobe Flash Player installed).
Maps
Thanks to Google Maps, you will see below the trek map.
Click on "View Larger Map" to see a full screen map and to be able to load it in Google Earth and see a 3D view. The trek trace you see is not coming from a GPS, so do not try to use the coordinates to perform some actual navigation.
If you can't see the above map, here is an image :
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