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After wild camping outside Smara we had a 2 day route sw towards the border then west to the Atlantic at Boujdour. After telling my companions how remote it was we passed our first local land rover about 100km on from Smara and regulary saw herders in the distance.


P1060689 Panorama by Trackasylum, on Flickr

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Standing stone in the Quartz Fields

Said hello to this little fellow


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This one was a cub and not at all bothered by us, Mum did her best to lead us off. Later that afternnon we saw another group in the dunes were we wild camped


P1060766 Panorama by Trackasylum, on Flickr

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After wild camping outside Smara we had a 2 day route sw towards the border then west to the Atlantic at Boujdour. After telling my companions how remote it was we passed our first local land rover about 100km on from Smara and regulary saw herders in the distance.


P1060689 Panorama by Trackasylum, on Flickr

Desert signpost


P1060722 by Trackasylum, on Flickr

Standing stone in the Quartz Fields

Said hello to this little fellow


P1060758 by Trackasylum, on Flickr

This one was a cub and not at all bothered by us, Mum did her best to lead us off. Later that afternnon we saw another group in the dunes were we wild camped


P1060766 Panorama by Trackasylum, on Flickr

Lunch Stop


P1060805 by Trackasylum, on Flickr

Wild Camp
Hello,

I am , with some friends, working for preparing a new distribution atlas of Moroccan mammals.
Do you remember, at least approximatively, the location of the picture of fenec fox?
Any other observation of Mammals is welcome too!
Thanks
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Hi,

Most of my photos are geolocated and if you go into the Flikr site you'll be able to see them on a map.

As well as the one in the photo we also saw another group a few hours later near the photo of the fire.

I'll post the exact GPS coordinates when I get home.
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realised I've left you guys hanging with the rest of the trip report!

In the mean time here's a video of the full trip
Return to the Western Sahara - YouTube
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A great thread, keep it coming.

nice to see some more or less standard vehicles, not festooned with sand ladders, roofracks, spotlights and more spotlights.

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Thanks, both trucks were standard except my landcruiser has a slight suspension lift on the rear. The trooper coped well but had several oil leaks

For almost all of our trip reliability was more important than looking cool. Only for a few kms coming back north could we have done with a little more ground clearance

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But, but how do you manage without checker plate and winches and snorkles and roof tents and STUFF

Love it. I like the whole anti prep thing. Buy a couple of cheap trucks with a mate and just do it. As long as your not on your own you'll be fine

Loved the video too btw
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