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Todra Canyon

High Atlas, Morocco

Todra Gorge (French: Gorges de Todra, Arabic: تدرة جورج‎) is situated on the remote east side of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Both the Todra and neighbouring Dades Rivers have carved out cliff-sided canyons (Arabic: wadi) on their final 40 kilometres (25 mi) through the mountains. The last 600 metres (1,969 ft) the Todra gorge are the most spectacular as the canyon narrows to a flat stony track as little as 10 metres (33 ft) wide in places with sheer and smooth rock walls up to 160 metres (525 ft) high on each side. The tiny glacier stream is something of a misfit and the river which once filled the gorge can only be imagined. It is easy to hike in the gorge - there is a well-maintained dirt road to walk along. The scenery is spectacular. Local people live in the area and can be seen with their small donkeys, or herding camels.

It is no longer as remote as it once was: there is a reasonably well-maintained asphalt road that leads up the valley from Tinerhir to the gorge. A concrete road continues on, past the hotels at the mouth of the gorge and up to the villages of Aït Hani, Tamtatouchte, and Imilchil.

Nikon D3S ,Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-S
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MarcViskens18-Nov-2011 20:04
very nice composed Tomasz
I like this point of view
well done
marc
Chris Morton12-Nov-2011 22:05
only just come across this wonderful gallery and will be visiting a lot more; great to have you as my roving eye now I do not get abroad
Carol How09-Jan-2011 03:02
Tremendous representation of scale ~ wonderful textures and tones! V
Patricia Kay11-Dec-2010 21:27
Love the light and textures in this beautiful image Tomasz...BV
Marek Wilczura11-Dec-2010 20:09
magnificent view, love details in the shadows
J. Scott Coile11-Dec-2010 19:10
Always full of photographic potential in red rocks.
Graeme11-Dec-2010 18:37
Beautifully captured with excellebt colours, shadow play and details, Tomasz.BV!!
Peter Stahl11-Dec-2010 16:43
Nice seeing people in this shot giving us a sense of perspective of how deep it is . Excellent job Tomasz! :-)
Walter Otto Koenig11-Dec-2010 16:25
Superb shot of this amazing place. Beautiful lighting and such great textures on the rock. "V"
patou11-Dec-2010 16:06
Fantastique prise les personnages apportent beaucoup ( v )
Guest 11-Dec-2010 15:35
Beautiful work. V.
Jim Coffman11-Dec-2010 13:28
What a fine capture! This is a fantastic setting!!!!! V
Michal Leszczynski11-Dec-2010 12:29
Beautiful play of light and shadows, It looks really an amazing,
I like this motive with these people in distance.
Excellent photo, Tomasz, wonderfully framing, composed and presented. V.
Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak11-Dec-2010 12:27
GREAT! ~V~