The rugged High Atlas Mountains, situated close to Marrakech, run east to west for some fifteen hundred miles, reaching a spectacular 4167m at the summit of Jebel Toubkal. Few roads venture across the massive Atlas barrier, which abruptly falls away to the Sahara desert beyond. Tiny villages dot the high mountain valleys or cling precariously to the rocky flanks and are inhabited by the hardy and hospitable Berber people. This book gives a taste of the sights, experiences and people that await anyone travelling in the area and offers some thoughts to guide you through life.