Traveling Morocco, by camel and mule

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A three-day camel trek into the Moroccan desert, topped by a mule-back climb to the country's highest villages.

A camel-driver leads the strings back toward camp on the second day of a trip that started from the outskirts of Zagora, Morocco, into the Sahara Desert.

When camels are resting, there is a loop put around the double-jointed lower leg to prevent them from standing.

Hassan, our guide, surveys the landscape of the Sahara Desert from atop a dune on our second day in the desert.

The Marrakech, Morocco, square in late afternoon. By 8 p.m. about 10,000 people are in the square. This is the same square portrayed as an Afghan town square in "Charlie Wilson's War."

A fruit and nut vendor in the marketplace warren of the Marrakech souk.

Berbers in colorful garb sell water from hide pouches in the Marrakech square.

The main street of Imlil, Morocco. Imlil, about 20 miles outside Morocco, is a good place to start a mule trek into the Atlas mountains.

Many small villages hug the slopes of the High Atlas mountains, like this one seen from Armed, Morocco.

Hiking the road from Imlil to Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa at 2.5 miles above sea level.

Kasbah Amaas, a four-star hotel in Zagora, Morocco, is a beautiful place to rest before your trip into the Sahara desert.

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A camel-driver leads the strings back toward camp on the second day of a trip that started from the outskirts of Zagora, Morocco, into the Sahara Desert.

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