Sunday, August 8, 2010

HIKING NAHAL LOTZ, NAHAL ELITSUR, NAHAL ELIYAH, KARNE RAMON LOOKOUT AND MOUNT RAMON. (6TH MARCH, 2010).




A hike where I saw flowers blooming everywhere in desert. It was one of the best years in Israel with respect to the abundance of flowers in Negev.  My friends outside Israel often ask me, "how dry is israel compared to the other Middle East nations?". I frequently have to put some extra effort to convince them that unlike most Middle East countries, Israel is very green.  A big credit goes to Jewish people whose pioneering efforts have made this once barren land become so fertile and that also achieved in such a short span of time. How many people know that this small nation is one of the leading flower producers in the world.

However what you are going to see below are snaps taken from a blooming desert where the flowers are wild and not cultivated. It is hard to believe that even such a dry region with an annual rainfall of a meagre 75 mm can yield this amount of beautiful flowers. A big thanks to you Betzalel for being the wonderful guide taking us to these valleys of flowers. The overall hike was very pleasant and i guess we walked some 12 km.
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Hiking begins; look for the bus in 1P, where we were dropped. The hike began from Nahal Lotz through Nahal Elitsur, Nahal Elliyah and finally culminated at the summit of Mount Ramon.




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Tulips from the Valleys of Lotz and Elitsur.




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Tulips from the Valleys of Lotz and Elitsur contd.




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