![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/27t.jpg) An ibex cropping reeds on a trail near Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/15t.jpg) An ibex in front of reeds growing in Nahal David creek. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/09t.jpg) An ibex on a trail near Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/10t.jpg) An ibex close-up on a trail near Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/12t.jpg) A watching ibex on a trail near Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/19t.jpg) Young ibex on a trail near Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/26t.jpg) Feeding ibex on a trail near Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/30t.jpg) Standing up ibex near the entrance to Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/32t.jpg) A big ibex standing still near the entrance to Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/33t.jpg) Resting ibex near the entrance to Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/16t.jpg) Enlarged picture of the same ibex in front of reeds. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ibexes crowding on a trail near Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/05t.jpg) Hyrax, or rock badger near Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/13t.jpg) Profile of the same ibex. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/14t.jpg) An ibex behind a rock. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/38t.jpg) Trail to Upper Pools of Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/28t.jpg) Trail to Upper Pools of Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/32t.jpg) Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/21t.jpg) Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/236/jpeg/32t.jpg) Dead end of the upper Nahal David canyon, above Ein Gedi. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/23t.jpg) Hidden Waterfall at Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/29t.jpg) Upper Pools of Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/22t.jpg) Hidden Waterfall at Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/24t.jpg) Ferns over Hidden Waterfall at Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/30t.jpg) A waterfall at a dead end of Upper Pools of Nahal Arugot. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/194/jpeg/29t.jpg) Middle part of the Dry Canyon in the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/194/jpeg/27t.jpg) End of the Dry Canyon in the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/194/jpeg/20t.jpg) Beginning of upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/08t.jpg) View of David Creek canyon from a trail to Shulamit spring in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/11t.jpg) View of David Creek canyon from a trail to Shulamit spring in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/194/jpeg/24t.jpg) Window Fall (?) in the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/195/jpeg/15t.jpg) Northern cliffs of the Nahal David canyon. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/195/jpeg/13t.jpg) View to the north from the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/195/jpeg/09t.jpg) View to the north from the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/195/jpeg/06t.jpg) View of a sky to the north from the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/195/jpeg/03t.jpg) View of a sky to the north from the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/194/jpeg/36t.jpg) View of a sky to the north from the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/194/jpeg/32t.jpg) Near the beginning of the Dry Canyon in the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/195/jpeg/04t.jpg) The upper Nahal David ending by a giant waterfall. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/194/jpeg/37t.jpg) Amphitheatre-like part at the beginning of the Dry Canyon in the upper Nahal David. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/137/jpeg/20t.jpg) Entrance to David Creek reserve in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/137/jpeg/21t.jpg) Acacia tree at David Creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/04t.jpg) Shulamit Fall on David Creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/05t.jpg) Shulamit Fall on David Creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/12t.jpg) Acacia tree at the end of David Creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/01t.jpg) Shulamit Fall on David Creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/03t.jpg) Shulamit Fall and a cave on David Creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/08t.jpg) David creek in Ein Gedi, view from Zafit Trail above En Gedi Field School. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/23t.jpg) Shulamit fall. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/17t.jpg) Acacia tree. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/236/jpeg/36t.jpg) Ferns of David Creek, near Dudaim Cave, above Ein Gedi. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/24t.jpg) Moss at Shulamit fall. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/159/jpeg/16t.jpg) Sodom apple garden. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/160/jpeg/02t.jpg) Sodom apples growing on a roadside. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, November 30, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/236/jpeg/27t.jpg) David Creek and Dead Sea shores around Ein Gedi, view to the north from Mount Yishai lookout. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/09t.jpg) Dry Canyon of David creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/265/jpeg/31t.jpg) Nahal Arugot river in Ein Gedi park. The Middle East, April 4, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/265/jpeg/21t.jpg) Nahal Arugot river in Ein Gedi park. The Middle East, April 4, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/14t.jpg) Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/10t.jpg) Upper part of Dry Canyon of David creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/11t.jpg) A plant at upper part of David creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/16t.jpg) View of Dead Sea from an opening of David creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/265/jpeg/23t.jpg) Upper pools of Nahal Arugot river in Ein Gedi park. The Middle East, April 4, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/265/jpeg/34t.jpg) Entrance to Ein Gedi park, from the side of Nahal Arugot river. The Middle East, April 4, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/265/jpeg/27t.jpg) Upper pools of Nahal Arugot river in Ein Gedi park. The Middle East, April 4, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/20t.jpg) Barracks of Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/23t.jpg) A baobab in Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/24t.jpg) Cacti in Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/25t.jpg) Cacti in Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/132/jpeg/05t.jpg) A road along Dead Sea, near Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 15, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/17t.jpg) Banana in Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/14t.jpg) A plant on limestone at upper part of David creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/12t.jpg) A plant among limestone at upper part of David creek in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/265/jpeg/33t.jpg) A wild plum(?) tree at Nahal Arugot river in Ein Gedi park. The Middle East, April 4, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/265/jpeg/26t.jpg) Springs of upper pools of Nahal Arugot river in Ein Gedi park. The Middle East, April 4, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/16t.jpg) Under the baobab tree in Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/15t.jpg) Baobab tree in Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/18t.jpg) A picturesque garden in Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/138/jpeg/21t.jpg) A building for visitors in Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The Middle East, April 26, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/132/jpeg/00t.jpg) View of Ein Gedi (?) from a road along Dead Sea. The Middle East, April 15, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/22t.jpg) View of Nahal Beer Sheva from Hativa Shemone Bridge. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, November 4, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/195/jpeg/20t.jpg) Caves to the right from an entrance to Ein Gedi Park. Ein Gedi, the Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/26t.jpg) A small plateau near En Gedi spring in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/25t.jpg) A small plateau near En Gedi spring in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/23t.jpg) A small plateau near En Gedi spring in Ein Gedi. The Middle East, January 24, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/238/jpeg/27t.jpg) Starting the second part of the trail along Nahal Tsafit Creek, 2.5 miles east from Arava junction. The Middle East, November 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/238/jpeg/23t.jpg) Beginning of the second part of the trail along Nahal Tsafit Creek, 2.5 miles east from Arava junction. The Middle East, November 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/194/jpeg/16t.jpg) Flour mill below Ein Gedi spring (a free back entrance to Ein Gedi Park). The Middle East, March 29, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/236/jpeg/35t.jpg) Chalcolithic temple, above Ein Gedi. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/237/jpeg/02t.jpg) Ein Gedi on shore of Dead Sea. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/237/jpeg/01t.jpg) Acacia near Ein Gedi spring. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/237/jpeg/04t.jpg) Acacia behind entrance to Ein Gedi park. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/237/jpeg/03t.jpg) Entrance to Ein Gedi park, at evening. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/27t.jpg) Remains of Atar Nahal Beqa caravan camps (1991-1996) built during a period of mass immigration of Russians and Ethiopians thanks to a former housing minister Ariel Sharon (well known for expansion drive of Jewish settlements). Southern Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, November 4, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/158/jpeg/28t.jpg) Remains of Atar Nahal Beqa caravan camps (1991-1996) built during a period of mass immigration of Russians and Ethiopians thanks to a former housing minister Ariel Sharon (well known for expansion drive of Jewish settlements). Southern Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, November 4, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/145/jpeg/05t.jpg) 1/50th scale model of Herod s temple at Holyland Hotel in Jerusalem. The City of David (?). The Middle East, August 5, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/236/jpeg/29t.jpg) Dead Sea to the west, behind the rim of Mount Yishai lookout, above Ein Gedi. The Middle East, November 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/252/jpeg/09t.jpg) Nahal Shani east from Red Canyon approaching Nahal Raham, 8 miles north from Eilat. The Middle East, February 7, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/252/jpeg/10t.jpg) Nahal Shani east from Red Canyon approaching Nahal Raham, 8 miles north from Eilat. The Middle East, February 7, 2002
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