Tafraout to Tamraght

January 14th to 16th 2026

Published January 28th 2026

Cloud covered mountains
Bus shelter on top of mountain
Winding road up mountain
Road sign in arabic
Building on out cropping
View over mountains
Me with bike
Experimenting with the self timer
River in valley
Abandoned buildings on cliff edge
Blurry small mammal
Saw these small squirrel-like animals all through the mountains - this is the best picture I managed to get as they would run off into the rocks before I could spot them.
Bike with supplies scattered around
Narrow path
Van on narrow path
Can't imagine what would happen to traffic coming the other way.
Goat herder and his flock on hill side
After some pointing and a thumbs up I ended up herding this shepherd's goats for a few hundred meters, leaving him behind, until they veered off the path and he presumably caught up.
Town with green fields
Path through green trees
Approaching Ait Moussa where I stayed in Mafud's uncles vacant house and watched Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties with his friends and family.
Mountains in the distance.
Views of the High Atlas
Goats in a tree
Road through fields
Tracks in a sandy path
"If the Atlas Mountain Race comes this way, I can too" led to 2 hours of pushing my bike through deep sand in the heat of the day. To be fair, it beat Agadir traffic.
A group playing football at dusk
A castle on a hill in the distance
An alternate view of the fortress above Agadir as I skirt the city on my way to Tamraght.

Why does it feel like I've gone through a time machine?