Geology

In the Sahara, camels are wealth.  In Chad and other areas of northern Africa, for thousands of years they have been a means of transport and sustenance.  We were almost never out of sight of the beasts, and the opportunity to ride them across the desert, even for a short time, was something we couldn’t […]

Among the high cliffs, canyons and weathered features of the Ennedi Plateau is extensive evidence of human activity and habitation.  Everywhere we went we found incredible pictographs, petroglyphs and pot shards.  Our day began by exploring one of the more impressive sites for seeing these pictographs, the Terkei Barakatra caves. Kelly’s thoughts… Terkei Barakatra We

Our next days in Ennedi were spent exploring from a base camp in the center of a region of incredible features and landscapes.  It was nice to know that we would be staying in one place for some nights instead of packing up and driving like crazy.  Kelly’s thoughts…  As we left Bashikele we drove

Northeastern Chad includes a large mountainous area just north of the Sahel Region rising out of the Sahel and Sahara, the Ennedi Plateau.  Near the border with Sudan, this region is exceptionally remote from the world most of our readers are used to.  With an area of 23,000 square miles, the Plateau is characterized by incredible