Year 2010 was ideal for the Negev area of Israel. Such good amount of rain poured down that the desert started blooming with wide range of beautiful flowers. If I tell you that a region like Sede Boker which hardly receives an annual rainfall of 70-100 mm can produce beautiful tulips in its soil, it will be not that easy to accept. As soon as the news spread that many valleys surrounding Sede Boker are blossoming with all sorts of flowers including deep-red tulips, we decided to go for it. One such valley was Nahal Ha'Roa- located 2-3 km from our campus and near the Highway 40. Through the dirt roads leading to Kibbutz Sede Boker, we hiked to the valley and it took us around 45 minutes to reach there. Although we found a few tulips scattered here and there in the valley, it was much less than what I expected. Here are a few snaps taken from Nahal Ha'Roa area. But assure you that in future I will upload more photos of flowers especially tulips taken from regions near Mitzpeh Ramon.
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