Red South – Pura Nature Reserve
It's been hard for me recently during the lockdown to write about places I can't even dream of visiting. But now, with the end of…
Meter by Meter
Every spot on which your foot treads, I give to you, as I promised Moses." Joshua 1:3 In contrast to many modern countries, where the…
The Most Daring Thing
"My servant, Moses, is dead. Prepare to cross the Jordan, together with all this people, into the land that I am giving to Bnei Israel." …
When Water Flows Uphill
I wrote in a previous post about an aqueduct that I came across while hiking in the Golan above Nahal Zevitan. The technology involved in…
The Israel Trail – It’s Epic!
Up there with trails in Nepal, the American Southwest, and Antarctica, the Israel Trail was recently named by National Geographic as one of the World's Best Epic Trails. …
Fire Charging?
Saw this neat gadget. Here in Israel, almost the entire country has cell phone coverage (except in caves and deep crevasses) so every responsible hiker carries a cell phone. Charging it on a multi-day hike such as the Israel Trail can be a challenge. Cook dinner and charge cell phone without having to shlep fuel – great idea!
Mikie likes it and so may you. I also like what this company is doing.
Zevitan Hike
This week school will start for Gideon and Hill. We spent last week squeezing the last bits out of summer while trying to prepare for…
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Last week I took a group to hike in Lower Nahal Og. I had done the hike about 4-5 years ago when I started hiking with Yossie. The…
Montfort Castle
Last week took me to Nahal Kziv with a group of friends. We parked near Moshav Hila, home to the returned soldier, Gilad Shalit and…
Dragons
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a princess named Emily. She would happily go on walks in the forest with her…
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