the new york times travel section this weekend has an article able trekking in dogon territory, something i did when i visited mali in 2001 which i highly recommend. as it happens one year ago this week i posted about my trek in dogon territory in what i now consider to be this blog's first real post. it really is an amazing experience, walking from mud village to mud village along (and sometimes up) the jagged escarpment, sleeping on the roof under the stars, and enjoying the warm hospitality of the dogon people. i went to mali to see timbuktu, but hiking in dogon territory was what made the trip.
