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Mountains Of Morocco: Day 11

We’ll trek along the coast to and trek to little port of Sidi Ahmed Srir. Camp. It will take about 5 – 6 hours. DO YOU KNOW: Moroccan Nawal El Moutawakel accomplished something in the world of sports that was … Continue reading

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Mountains Of Morocco: Day 10

We’ll have a short walk down to Imlil, where we meet our transport for the drive to the Atlantic coast reaching Tafedna after approximately 5 hours. DO YOU KNOW: What Hollywood film starring Brad Pitt was partially filmed in the … Continue reading

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Mountains Of Morocco: Day 8

We will hike via the holy site of Sidi Charmouch to the Neltner Refuge (3207m. / 10,522ft.). Camp. DO YOU KNOW: Moroccan currency is the dirham. Who are the only two faces ever depicted on dirham bank notes? Answer: King … Continue reading

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Mountains Of Morocco: Day 7

We return to Marrakech via the Dades Valley, along the famous “Road of the Kasbahs” then over the Tizi n’Tichka to Imlil at the foot of Toubkal. We stay overnight in a comfortable gite at Ait Soukha. DO YOU KNOW: … Continue reading

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Mountains Of Morocco: Day 6

A spectacular start to the day spent wading the waters through the Gorge de Achabou where the walls tower overhead only a few metres apart. After 45 minutes the valley opens out and we once again trek through fields and … Continue reading

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Mountains Of Morocco: Day 5

This will be a superb and varied day. We follow the Ameskar Gorge, through an ever-changing landscape of green fields and ochre-coloured villages. Passing the villages of M’Rabtine (1900m) and Ifkiren we make camp at the entrance to the gorge. … Continue reading

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Mountains of Morocco: Day 4

The long ridgeline of l’Ighil Mgoun takes us to the summit of Mgoun at 4068m. After enjoying the sensational views we make a quick descent to Oulilimt, close to the springs of the Mgoun Assif. Camp is at 2800m. DO … Continue reading

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Mountains of Morocco: Day 3

We follow the Ikkis river to the cirque at Tiwawakyhe. The ridge offers a remarkable view of Mgoun’s north face and the high valley of the Tessaout River. We stop in an ideal camping place close to the source of … Continue reading

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Mountains Of Morocco: Day 2

Today we will drive 4 hours to the Bougmez valley in the Central Atlas. We meet with the muleteers at Arous and walk for 2 hours to our first camp close to the Azibs n’Ikkis at 2500m. DO YOU KNOW: … Continue reading

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Mountains of Morocco: Day 1

Welcome to our Mountains of Morocco expedition.  Today is a very exciting day where we meet our entire trekking/climbing team in Marrakech and prepare for departure to the High Atlas Mountains.  Each day you can check out our SPOT tracker … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #845 Why do you go away?

Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #844 The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes…

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ― Marcel Proust

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Mountains of Morocco: Happy Adventure Eve

This was early last evening… This was mid evening… This was the end result… The bags are packed for Morocco. Happy Adventure Eve. We’re ready to go after seemingly endless to-do lists (why is it that everything left undone for … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #834 I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.

I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. ― Mary Anne Radmacher

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Visual Soliloquy #842 Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world…

Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. ― Gustave Flaubert

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Visual Soliloquy #841 I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there…

I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there. ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Visual Soliloquy #840 Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote…

Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. ― Michael Palin

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Visual Soliloquy #839 The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep…

The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.- E. Joseph Cossman

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Visual Soliloquy #838 Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt…

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.- Lao-tzu

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Visual Soliloquy #837 Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing. My soul probably looks like Fred Astaire…

Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing. My soul probably looks like Fred Astaire. ― Jarod Kintz

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Visual Soliloquy #836 Butterflies are self propelled flowers…

Butterflies are self propelled flowers. –R.H. Heinlein

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Visual Soliloquy #835 We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls…

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. ― Anaïs Nin

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Visual Soliloquy #834 No matter how much time passes…

No matter how much time passes, no matter what takes place in the interim, there are some things we can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away. ― Haruki Murakami

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Visual Soliloquy #833 We should not judge people by their peak of excellence…

This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. Henry Ward Beecher

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Visual Soliloquy #832 Dream Big and Dare To Fail…

Dream Big and Dare To Fail –Norman Vaughan

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Visual Soliloquy #831 This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is…

This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is, and that dream continues. –Diana Nyad Congratulations to Diana Nyad on completion of her extreme dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida without a … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #830 The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her…

The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #829 My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass…

My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass. ― Leslie Grimutter

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Visual Soliloquy #828 There wouldn’t be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one…

There wouldn’t be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one. ― Frances Clark

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Visual Soliloquy #827 It is precisely the possibility of realizing a dream that makes life interesting…

It is precisely the possibility of realizing a dream that makes life interesting. –Paulo Coelho

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Visual Soliloquy #826 From the very beginning perplexing and wandering from one ocean to another an everlasting wander…

From the very beginning perplexing and wandering from one ocean to another an everlasting wander ― Rixa White

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“Strong Like Bull”

One of my dad’s favourite expressions was “strong like bull” He used this to describe strong flavours, strong materials, and strong people. He always believed in my strength and frequently said, “You are strong like bull.” This past week, training … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #825 Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point of departure…

Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point of departure. ― Antonio Porchia

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Visual Soliloquy #824 In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out…

In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. –Albert Schweitzer

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Visual Soliloquy #823 Our power lies in our small daily choices, one after another…

Our power lies in our small daily choices, one after another, to create eternal ripples of a life well lived. ― Mollie Marti

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Et tu, Brute?

This is Brutus. Brutus probably weighs about 50 pounds with the rim in. Brutus is new to Signal Hill and is still getting broken in so that’s how it got its name. It’s a brut to pull up hill. I’ve … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #822 The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue…

The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night. ― Haruki Murakami

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Visual Soliloquy #821 Life in us is like the water in a river…

Life in us is like the water in a river. ― Henry David Thoreau

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Visual Soliloquy #820 To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles…

To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles. ― T.F. Hodge This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php

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Visual Soliloquy #819 Don’t dare to be different, dare to be yourself…

Don’t dare to be different, dare to be yourself – if that doesn’t make you different then something is wrong. ― Laura Baker

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