The last significant mountains before the Sahara are the arid, pink-and-ochre-coloured chain of the Anti Atlas, and beneath the arid, jagged mass of its two major peaks lie lush irrigated valleys and a string of oases.

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These wranglers double as tour guides, leading horseback rides through the surrounding arid lands, with views of the red rock mountains of nearby Sedona.

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