Dear list
Here is the link to my amguid crater page. www.caillou-noir.com/amguidcrater.htm
Please have a look, this 570 m crater deserves to be more known : it is really a nice structure with a dry clay lake in the bottom. It is well preserved and has a human size.
This crater has been dated 10 000 to 100 000 years by geological observation (Lambert and alt, 1971.) We suspect it is much older. We brought back some limestones to try a datation of it. I spend some times with a metal detector around the rims but did not had any signifacative echo.
During this 2004 christmas expedition, we searched and found a shorter way to reach it from the camp where we left the FWD. In 2002 we had walked 10 hours to reach it. This year only 3 and a half. It makes a large difference. Our sons and Francoise my wife were able to make it and return in a day while I spend a night over there with Bertrand Devouard of University of Clermont Ferrand. We had rain during the night and of course no tent to shelter. Another good saharan experience.
I saw a female mouflon and her puppy while I was prospecting. We faced each other for a couple of minutes before they ran away. I wished I had their skill to run in the rocks !
Keep on travelling. and visit Algeria, by far the most fansatic landscapes all over Sahara. Hey Mike, we came back safe, the kids too!
Best regards
Michel FRANCO Caillou Noir www.caillou-noir.com BP 16, 100 Chemin des Campènes 74400 Les Praz de Chamonix FRANCE
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