Mauritania (western Adrar) - February 2003

Apart from wind and sand (Mauritania has both in large quantities) the most remarkable thing with this desert is its variety. Large ergs with dunes as far as the eye can see, rocky plateaus, reliefs softened by erosion, carefuly kept oases, sparse acacia forests, grass tufts, remnants of prehistoric civilization: you don't get bored a single second. Even the weather can add to this diversity: sand winds, cloudy skies, blue ones, cold or heat and even ... rain, the mauritanian desert will allways surprise you.

The trail we followed in mauritanian western Adrar is not a classic one. I took these nice pictures along the path hoping they will make you want to see this place.

Photo galleries

You can see the photo gallery of the trek on distant trails (also works on iPhone and iPad).

You will need Adobe Flash Player to see this gallery (unless you use an iPhone or iPad). The lower right button of the gallery navigation bar will allow you to see the images full screen.

If you don't want to install Adobe Flash Player, you can see the trek photos on Flickr. You can also download there pictures in their original size.

Map

Thanks to Google Maps, you will see below the trek map.

Click on "View on a larger map" to see a full screen map and to be able to load it in Google Earth plug-in 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.