Quiet for a Tuesday: Solo in the Algerian Sahara

by Tom Sheppard

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A solo, off-tracks Sahara expedition where the author faced ... unusual problems: his maps and satellite images were confiscated in mid-Sahara. But he went on to complete a complex, demanding and, at times, hazardous 700-mile off-piste route to visit and photograph the extraordinary landscapes he was determined to see. A carefully calculated risk, not reckless buccaneering, executed with considerable care. With one or two nasty surprises.
Told tongue-in-cheek – with humour, a passion for the desert, a boundless sense of wonder, a love of nature, technical detail – and accompanied by achingly beautiful pictures of Algeria's pristine Sahara. The story finishes with some sharp opinion and proposals for a Protected Area in the Sahara – with signs of a light at the end of the tunnel.
  • ISBN13 9780953232451
  • Publish Date 16 October 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Desert Winds Publishing
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 248
  • Language English