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Trilobite Hunting Highlight of our Moroccan Trip
Ihmadi Trilobites Centre的点评
点评：I recently took a trip to Morocco with my 19 year old nephew. In planning the trip, we decided we wanted one adventure that was uniquely our own.
I have always loved fossils and have spent time hunting for them in Florida's rivers, Michigan, South Carolina, and in my native Virginia. I found a fossil forum that mentioned Mohand Ihmadi, a geologist in Alnif. We asked our tour company to arrange two half day hunts in and around Alnif. This decision culminated in the highlight of our trip.
We found some very nice trilobites, examined petroglyphs, ate exotic meat skewers in the Berber market, enjoyed feasts on the lovely grounds of Mr. Ihmadi’s home (the best Moroccan food we had on the entire trip), and gained a better knowledge of geology and fossil history. Even our driver, Kamal, was spellbound by Ihmadi - by his knowledge, his philosophy, his modest demeanor, and his easy, generous manner.
Ihmadi has built a beautiful museum at his home with fantastic specimens. He has two stores in town where he sells fossils and minerals at reasonable prices. After our fossil hunt, Mr. Ihmadi showed us how to use pneumatic Dremel tools to reveal the fossils. Ihmadi is teaching the women of his village how to do this painstaking and delicate work —removing compacted sand and clay to reveal fossils within concretions.
Sometimes it is hard to express the most thrilling aspect of an experience. Just being with this humble, knowledgeable man was a privilege. When he was young, Ihmadi’s parents thought fossils represented evil and wouldn’t let him bring them home. Who knows, maybe this prohibition made him more determined to understand, collect, preserve, and explain these ancient specimens to people from all over the world. Personally, mine was an indelible experience that I recommend to everyone.
I have always loved fossils and have spent time hunting for them in Florida's rivers, Michigan, South Carolina, and in my native Virginia. I found a fossil forum that mentioned Mohand Ihmadi, a geologist in Alnif. We asked our tour company to arrange two half day hunts in and around Alnif. This decision culminated in the highlight of our trip.
We found some very nice trilobites, examined petroglyphs, ate exotic meat skewers in the Berber market, enjoyed feasts on the lovely grounds of Mr. Ihmadi’s home (the best Moroccan food we had on the entire trip), and gained a better knowledge of geology and fossil history. Even our driver, Kamal, was spellbound by Ihmadi - by his knowledge, his philosophy, his modest demeanor, and his easy, generous manner.
Ihmadi has built a beautiful museum at his home with fantastic specimens. He has two stores in town where he sells fossils and minerals at reasonable prices. After our fossil hunt, Mr. Ihmadi showed us how to use pneumatic Dremel tools to reveal the fossils. Ihmadi is teaching the women of his village how to do this painstaking and delicate work —removing compacted sand and clay to reveal fossils within concretions.
Sometimes it is hard to express the most thrilling aspect of an experience. Just being with this humble, knowledgeable man was a privilege. When he was young, Ihmadi’s parents thought fossils represented evil and wouldn’t let him bring them home. Who knows, maybe this prohibition made him more determined to understand, collect, preserve, and explain these ancient specimens to people from all over the world. Personally, mine was an indelible experience that I recommend to everyone.
翻译：我最近和19岁的侄子去了摩洛哥。在计划这次旅行时，我们决定要来一次独一无二的冒险。
我一直热爱化石，曾在佛罗里达的河流、密歇根州、南卡罗来纳州以及我的家乡弗吉尼亚州寻找化石。我在一个化石论坛上发现了一位名叫Mohand Ihmadi的人物，他是阿尔尼夫的地质学家。于是我们请旅行社在阿尔尼夫及其周边地区安排了两次半日寻宝活动。这个决定最终成就了我们这次旅行的亮点。
我们发现了一些非常漂亮的三叶虫，欣赏了岩画，在柏柏尔市场品尝了异国风味的烤肉串，在Ihmadi先生家美丽的庭院里享用了盛宴（这是我们整个旅程中吃到的最棒的摩洛哥美食），并对地质学和化石历史有了更深入的了解。就连我们的司机Kamal也被Ihmadi的才华所折服——他的学识、他的哲学、他谦逊的举止以及他轻松慷慨的待人处事。
伊赫玛迪在家中建造了一座精美的博物馆，珍藏着各种精美的标本。他在镇上开了两家商店，以合理的价格出售化石和矿物。在我们寻宝之后，伊赫玛迪先生向我们展示了如何使用气动工具Dremel来挖掘化石。伊赫玛迪正在教村里的妇女们如何完成这项艰苦细致的工作——清除压实的沙子和粘土，露出结核中的化石。
有时，难以用言语表达一段经历中最激动人心的部分。能够与这位谦逊而博学的男士相处，本身就是一种荣幸。伊赫玛迪小时候，父母认为化石代表邪恶，不让他带回家。也许正是这种禁令让他更加坚定地去理解、收集、保存这些古老的标本，并向世界各地的人们解释它们。就我个人而言，这是一次难忘的经历，我向所有人推荐。
我一直热爱化石，曾在佛罗里达的河流、密歇根州、南卡罗来纳州以及我的家乡弗吉尼亚州寻找化石。我在一个化石论坛上发现了一位名叫Mohand Ihmadi的人物，他是阿尔尼夫的地质学家。于是我们请旅行社在阿尔尼夫及其周边地区安排了两次半日寻宝活动。这个决定最终成就了我们这次旅行的亮点。
我们发现了一些非常漂亮的三叶虫，欣赏了岩画，在柏柏尔市场品尝了异国风味的烤肉串，在Ihmadi先生家美丽的庭院里享用了盛宴（这是我们整个旅程中吃到的最棒的摩洛哥美食），并对地质学和化石历史有了更深入的了解。就连我们的司机Kamal也被Ihmadi的才华所折服——他的学识、他的哲学、他谦逊的举止以及他轻松慷慨的待人处事。
伊赫玛迪在家中建造了一座精美的博物馆，珍藏着各种精美的标本。他在镇上开了两家商店，以合理的价格出售化石和矿物。在我们寻宝之后，伊赫玛迪先生向我们展示了如何使用气动工具Dremel来挖掘化石。伊赫玛迪正在教村里的妇女们如何完成这项艰苦细致的工作——清除压实的沙子和粘土，露出结核中的化石。
有时，难以用言语表达一段经历中最激动人心的部分。能够与这位谦逊而博学的男士相处，本身就是一种荣幸。伊赫玛迪小时候，父母认为化石代表邪恶，不让他带回家。也许正是这种禁令让他更加坚定地去理解、收集、保存这些古老的标本，并向世界各地的人们解释它们。就我个人而言，这是一次难忘的经历，我向所有人推荐。
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