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Category: Epic Hikes

January 7, 2020March 4, 2021 Susannah

Nahal Mishmar – A Beautiful Adventure

Epic Hikes, Hikes in the South, Hiking Through Israel
Nahal Mishmar – A Beautiful Adventure

There were bright green birds, black birds with orange bellies, and little fat gray birds. They flitted between the low bushes on the sides of the path, welcoming us to Nahal Mishmar.

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January 4, 2020July 27, 2020 Susannah

Defying Gravity – Makhtesh HaKatan Loop Trail

Epic Hikes, Hikes in the South, Hiking Through Israel
Defying Gravity – Makhtesh HaKatan Loop Trail

We collapsed into our seats, every muscle feeling it. It had been an incredible, an almost impossible, a totally uniquely beautiful day.

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December 3, 2019July 27, 2020 Susannah

Hod Akev – Unreal Desert Hike

Epic Hikes, Hikes in the South, Hiking Through Israel, Mountain of the Month
Hod Akev – Unreal Desert Hike

The sky was the crispest shade of cerulean, with cirrus clouds spattered around like white paint on a blue canvas. The mountain rock was stark and chalky in some places, like cut clay. In others, piles of sandy stones gathered to form sharp peaks.

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November 26, 2019July 27, 2020 Susannah

Nahal Hemar to Nahal Zohar Desert Trek

Epic Hikes, Hikes in the South, Hiking Through Israel, Off the Beaten Track
Nahal Hemar to Nahal Zohar Desert Trek

Down below, we could see alabaster walls of smooth stone in all kinds of beautiful formations.

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July 1, 2019September 24, 2020 Susannah

Mount Yishai and the Window Waterfall

After the Rain, Epic Hikes, Hikes in the South, Hiking Through Israel
Mount Yishai and the Window Waterfall

Only in Israel can I drive about an hour from my home on a forested mountain and stumble upon a landscape like this. This hike around Mount Yishai was an incredible journey through quintessentially exotic Israeli scenery.

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