Day 162
2 hrs, 3 .0 kms

After Ouanssmite, I follow a foot trail down the eroded hillside, for another closer up look at the river. There’s a village on the other side, but I decide to continue on up the road instead. Here the valley narrows into a gorge for a ways as the road works its way high up the steep slope where there’s another village perched at the top. It starts raining a bit, and I take shelter under a giant boulder for a little while before continuing on. Hey, it doesn’t rain very often here in the desert—so you’ve got to enjoy it when it does.