Har Masor - November 19th - Novmber 21st 2009

We all got together at the Hatzeva Field School on Thursday evening. After a bit of schmoozing, Noshing and just plain catching up, we went to bed to rest up for Friday's hike

After breakfast on Friday morning, we got in the cars and started driving towards the trail head. During the drive we passed through an air force firing range. The ground was pock marked where bombs had fallen, and there were remains of planes and other vehicles. After a short stop, we continued on.

After parking below Har Masor, we started our climb. The first section was a regular climb. The next section of our climb was very steep, with a sharp drop off on one side, and the cliff on another. One hiker had to be escorted back to the trail head.

Once we got to the top of the hill, we had a great view of the surrounding area.
For our next leg, we walked down the mountain, and at one stage had the option of going through a hole in the rocks. We arrived at the bottom of the hill in one piece, and had a break under an Acacia tree.

We continued on our walk. Since we were not pressed for time, our guide led us off the trail to lengthen the hike. We ended up in a very nice Canyon.
Further on, where we stopped for lunch, we saw a snake on the other side of the canyon. A great photo opportunity.

We ended our hike at the cars and had to drive the same 10 kilometers on the same dirt road back towards the field school.

On Shabbat, various groups organized and took walks in different directions.

Thanks to Ephraim and Rachel for organizing a great weekend and to Eschar, our guide.
Pictures:
Gadi: http://picasaweb.google.com/gadi.ben.avi/20091120MosaicChatzeva
Steve: http://picasaweb.google.com/steve99il/2009_11_20MosaicHatzeva