Things get more exciting after you go over the pass at the drop as the road very quickly drops down on the southern side with the road often chielsed out of a rock cliff face.

After a quick overnight stop in Talioune (cheapest camping at a central hotel) I headed for the piste that runs from just outside Talioune south and then east to El Mhamid.

The first part of the piste is now sealed and it's fairly easy to follow when the asphalt runs out.

After coming down from the mountains you get a great sense of swooping into the desert as very quickly the climate is hot, the earth dry and the vegetation sparse.