I wiped the sweat from my forehead, the sun beat down on us with warm early morning light.  I looked over longingly at the light dusting of snow on Toubkal, but for the rest of the mountains, the autumn heat was strongly shining down.  Hiking the High Atlas Mountains was no small feat, even a few days trekking in the surrounding hills proved to be a welcomed challenge.  Hussein, my guide for the weekend, quickly bounced up the path in front of me.  He grew up in the region and has been guiding treks for the last 8 years, his agility shown through in his experience. “It’s a cold country…