Marrakech (also known as Marrakesh) is probably the best known city in Morocco, although it is not the largest. It captured my imagination when I was very young and I was thrilled to finally visit it.  These photos are all from the medina, the old city.  Outside its walls there's a sprawling, modern metropolis. 

Fes el Bali is the largest of two medinas in the city of Fes. It's a world heritage site.  Due to the very narrow streets it is a pedestrian-only zone, perhaps the largest in the world with 10,000 narrow winding streets.  Although motorbikes are a primary mode of transportation throughout most of Morocco you will not find them here.  Instead mules are used to haul goods in and around the medina. 

I lived in Oregon for many years.  Trips to the coast were interwoven into daily life; really just an extension of wherever I was living at the time.  I never tire of its timeless beauty, quirky character, and the range of its seasons. 

The Palouse is a magical place. In the spring, the undulating hills, electric green of young wheat and lentils, contrasted with brown and gold, plowed and fallow fields create a patchwork of amazing beauty.  In the autumn the colors shift to the earth tones of the harvest season. Small towns, although few and far between, dot the countryside.  

Explore the Palouse Scenic Byway and this enchanted kingdom through this collection of photos.