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Photo by Helmut Koch, Vivid sky with Northern Lights, Yukon, Canada

I haven't been everywhere...
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  #901  
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This afternoon the guys unloaded the luggage and set off for some riding on the dunes. Dan is an expert with his 450 Yamaha, but this was the first time in the dunes with the 800. As Orvar says Daniel is a pretty incredible rider.


merzouga 139 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

merzouga 145 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


merzouga 153 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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Ride to Roots

It was nice to meet up with Eduard and Simona from RIDE TO ROOTS for dinner tonight and to get route advice for some off road riding from an expert in Morocco.




DSC09478 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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N'Kob and the PIST

Today we headed to N’kob in 225 km, but opted to start via the pist and to ride along the dunes.

Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.28.07 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 4 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 6 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_0995 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 8 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 11 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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Yasmina Lake

Our friends had suggested a stop at Yasmina Lake. This is a lake formed by rainfall and is seasonal. The road is a bit sandy in spots. The only marker to the turn off is this small sign.

Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.27.17 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 17 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 19 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

G0032838 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 21 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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N'kob 22 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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N'kob 26 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Rissani

From here we rode on the gravel until we connected back to the main highway. We needed to stop in Rissani for money since there is no bank machine in Merzouga.




Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.27.36 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


N'kob 31 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 32 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1025 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1026 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1013 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 33 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 34 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 35 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 39 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


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Cascavel Portuguesa

On the road west to N’kob you head 10 km west from the town and there is an unmarked track to the right. This leads to the Cascavel Portuguesa. This was built to contain water for irrigation. Now you can drive thru the opening in the wall and up to the spectacular viewpoint.

Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.29.58 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 40 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 41 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 43 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 45 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 46 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_3755 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 48 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1070 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 51 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 53 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_3760 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1085 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

N'kob 67 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Leaving here we continued onto N’kob. We drove around to a few Kasbahs before we found one that was no too expensive. The others were filled with riders on tours. The nice thing about the Kasbahs is they usually include dinner and breakfast.
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off road

Getting up this morning we had a 257 km day and some of it off road.


Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.35.41 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


We headed west again to the track from the paved road.

Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.36.10 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


It is marked with the big yellow sign.



dades 1 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 3 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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The initial section is hard packed and gravel.


dades 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 6 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 7 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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dades 10 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 13 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 15 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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dades 20 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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The middle section is a lot rockier with sandy sections at the now dry river crossings.


dades 11 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 21 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 18 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 22 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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dades 29 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 31 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 35 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1104 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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We did initially think we could make it on the track straight thru to the waterfalls, but the river it way too high on April 1. Dan got himself a little stuck while scouting around. We backtracked about 2 km and then asked a local farmer if this track led to the next town across the river (i.e. a bridge) and it did.

Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 2.38.03 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 40 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 41 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1146 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1148 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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Sara did have an issue with the bike not starting, and this may be from the fan needing to be on in the heat and not enough speed to charge the battery that is not charging perfectly. Luckily Orvar still had some water for us and we could jump start the bike. Also luckily we were just about 200 m from the end of the sand and about 5 km from the pavement.


dades 28 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 44 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 46 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

IMG_1169 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Out on the highway after 50 km we stopped in Ouarzazate for food and to check the battery was charging.


dades 50 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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We made friends with these lovely girls at the boulangerie.

IMG_0225 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

dades 55 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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Dades Gorge

From here we had another 110 km to Boulamaine Dades. Our Kasbah was up on the hill across from and with a great view of the town and the sunset. We decided to stay here two nights to get a bit of a rest.


dades 62 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


On our rest day we did a short ride in the afternoon for 20 km up the R 704 and into the Dades Gorge. We just rode up to the mirador or viewpoint and the lower gorge, since we will be riding back down the upper part of this road the next day.


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FILE0271 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

FILE0462 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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The 45 km short cut that took 6 hours

The plan for today was to ride up the Toudgha gorge across the connecting “road” and down the Dades gorge. After that the plan was to back track to Ouarzazate and then go north to Ait Ben Haddou in 408 km.

Screen Shot 2015-04-18 at 9.24.21 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


First we had 53 km to Tinghir and then another 36 km on the paved road to the cut off road, which is 47 km and back to the pavement.

Screen Shot 2015-04-18 at 9.24.42 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


canyon cross road 1 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


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Toudgha Gorge

On the road up you pass thru the Toudgha gorge, which is as narrow as 10 meters in spots.

canyon cross road 3 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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canyon cross road 15 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


canyon cross road 12 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

canyon cross road 14 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


FILE0476 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


From the gorge we rode up the paved road to the cut off.





IMG_1262 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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canyon cross road 17 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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