To the Desert: Day 1

We woke up early for our departure from Marrakech…our destination: the Sahara Desert.  Well, first some other places, but THEN, the Sahara Desert.  The day was overcast and cloudy as we approached the High Atlas Mts., driving up through the Tizi n’Tichka, a pass at 2260 m(~7400 ft) leading over the mountains. We stopped at the marker, but the clouds made seeing anything else impossible.