Jerusalem 2 Petra, another bicycleadventureclub.org expedition. Already very memorable!
After several days of warm sunshine, w managed to arrange our departure in a rain storm. Sheesh… We had a 17km downhill out of Jerusalem, and we did it wet. Ah well… The desert dried us off soon enough.
We passed a great road sign and then arrived at sea level.
Then we dropped down to the Dead Sea itself, down -394 meters (-1,300 ft) below sea level. OMG.
We rode along the Dead Sea for a few hours, into a strong head wind. Very hard riding. My legs are dead.
With various scenic moments…
Then we arrived (finally! This ride was hard!) at Wadi David where we had lunch. This place is mentioned in the bible. Apparently King David came here before he was king.
It’s a very beautiful place. I wandered up a deep ravine alongside a lively ample stream.
It was a gorgeous place. Several waterfalls, stream flowing past the path, cool and green.
And the big double waterfalls:
It was quite delicious. Cool, shady, lush, surrounded by steep bare rock.
More photos than usual, but too amazing to hold back. Enjoy!
Great pics. Unlike any other place I very been.
In many ways it’s like Death Valley. Barren, impressive, beautiful at dusk and dawn.