Natuf stream, Israel
I look on the map of Natuf stream, I got on the mail from Amit of Amitim Latiyulim, They going hiking every Friday around Israel, usually in the west bank, places you can’t go without army IDF permeation.
The hike around Natuf stream in West bank. Just look at it for a second, it’s a map from Amud Anan site. The blue circles, is a spot someone had something to say about: a spring, an historic site, an hard crossing on the road, or just someone who want to mark is house.
The map of the trail in Natuf stream
When I opened the map,I looked on the left side of it and thought: “Well that’s a place to walk around!”. Now, if you are not color blind, like I do, you will see that the trail walks on the right side of it…. =)
Well, I left my girlfriend Atzva at her parents’ house, and went hiking with my friend Yuzik. he somehow convince me to walk with him the long trail, and then brought his little sister and his father and hiked with them on the end the group… >:(
Take Care
Gad
And we are hiking…. =D
The Village of Betilo on the right (we walked along it most of the day), and on the left Nabi Reit, an holy place to the Muslims.
Nabi Reit on a closer look
on the left The sign to Tal springs. On the middle – Everybody exciting and taking pictures of the spring. On the right – How it really looks =)
Now that’s a spring – and of course everybody jump in =)
Rabbi Meir Rotter, one of the organizers-guides of the group lecture about the history of the area (because the girl are still in the spring, he talked about the boring part – the christen history)
A view from The ridge with the spring from the ridge in front of it.
and the spring
We cannot make an hike without a spring and a cup of black coffee.
A cistern on the way
Ein Maroz spring with some the fruit of the land – olive, grape and pigs
The canyon below the settlement of Nahliel
A cave on the bottom of the canyon.
Some walk with trekking boots, some with hiking shoes, some with heavy sandals or light ones, and some walk with a piece of leather on their foot!
As I said we walk around Palestinians villages, the best way not to fight with them is to make them think we are on their side =) – Natuf stream
Just a lot of ruins, nothing important was found here, but a nice pic never the less
The last spring on the trail, and a beautiful tree =) – Natuf stream
In order to get back to our cars, the drivers had to hitchhike. Some got a ride the Bolivian style =)
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