![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/27t.jpg) Judean Desert 2 miles south from Masada, above Rahak creek. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/30t.jpg) Judean Desert 2 miles south from Masada, above Rahak creek. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/34t.jpg) Judean Desert above canyon of Nahal Rahak creek 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/35t.jpg) Judean Desert above canyon of Nahal Rahak creek 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/36t.jpg) Judean Desert above canyon of Nahal Rahak creek 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/37t.jpg) Judean Desert above canyon of Nahal Rahak creek 2 miles south from Masada, view to north-west. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/05t.jpg) Judean Desert 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/04t.jpg) Judean Desert 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/01t.jpg) Judean Desert 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/02t.jpg) Judean Desert 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/03t.jpg) Judean Desert 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/00t.jpg) A hill in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/07t.jpg) Camels in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/11t.jpg) Camels in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/26t.jpg) A staring camel in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/23t.jpg) A walking camel in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/21t.jpg) A grazing camel in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/27t.jpg) A camel near tamarisk bushes in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/17t.jpg) Close up of a grazing camel in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/08t.jpg) Grazing camels in wadi of Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/14t.jpg) Close up of a grazing camel in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/16t.jpg) Close up of a grazing camel in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/22t.jpg) A chewing white camel in Judean Desert 1.5 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/32t.jpg) Under acacia near Nahal Rahak creek 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/31t.jpg) Acacia near Nahal Rahak creek 2 miles south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/36t.jpg) A desert plant on limestone of northern Mount Eliazar, south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/35t.jpg) A desert plant on limestone of northern Mount Eliazar, south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/22t.jpg) Maale Mor ascent 4 miles south from Masada, with Dead Sea at background. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/25t.jpg) Maale Mor ascent 3 miles south from Masada, with Dead Sea at background. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/21t.jpg) Maale Mor ascent 4 miles south from Masada, with Dead Sea at background. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/251/jpeg/02t.jpg) Masada Marls, view from ascent to Mount Eliazar, south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/251/jpeg/00t.jpg) Masada Marls, view from ascent to Mount Eliazar, south from Masada. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/161/jpeg/29t.jpg) View of Judean Desert and Dead Sea from a trail north from Masada. The Middle East, December 7, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/256/jpeg/32t.jpg) A small spring flower on a limestone plateau in Judean Desert south from Nahal Mishmar. The Middle East, February 21, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/256/jpeg/34t.jpg) Maale Tseelim ascent in Judean Desert. The Middle East, February 21, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/31t.jpg) A plateau of Negev desert(view to south-east) 1.5 miles south from Ben Gurion College at Sde Boker. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/32t.jpg) A plateau of Negev desert covered by flint stones (view to south-east) 1.5 miles south from Ben Gurion College at Sde Boker. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/30t.jpg) View of Nahal Mtzada canyon and south-western slopes of Masada north from Mount Eliazar. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/307/jpeg/33t.jpg) Kidron Valley, villages, and Judean Desert from Derekh Ha Ofel Road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, October 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/23t.jpg) View of Judean Desert to the north from a hill, 2.5 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/18t.jpg) View of Judean Desert to the north from a hill, 2.5 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/35t.jpg) A plant on a plateau of Negev desert 1.5 miles south from Ben Gurion College at Sde Boker. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/05t.jpg) Hills in Negev Desert 1.5 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, January 26, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/33t.jpg) Flint stones of a plateau of Negev desert 1.5 miles south from Ben Gurion College at Sde Boker. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/09t.jpg) A Bedouin village in Negev Desert 1.5 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, January 26, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/12t.jpg) A Bedouin village in Negev Desert 1.5 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, January 26, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/11t.jpg) A Bedouin village in Negev Desert 1.5 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, January 26, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/06t.jpg) A Bedouin village in Negev Desert 1.5 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, January 26, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/34t.jpg) Flint stones and a plant of a plateau of Negev desert 1.5 miles south from Ben Gurion College at Sde Boker. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/257/jpeg/05t.jpg) Approaching Tseelim river, 2.5 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, February 21, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/10t.jpg) Illegal(?) Bedouin crops in Negev Desert 2 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, January 26, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/249/jpeg/13t.jpg) Illegal(?) Bedouin crops in Negev Desert 1.5 miles north from Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, January 26, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/247/jpeg/35t.jpg) View to the south near Bulbusei Gir, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/208/jpeg/38t.jpg) Streams and small canyons (Masada Marls) in the direction of Dead Sea, view to the east from Roman road 0.5 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, May 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/33t.jpg) Riverbed of Nahal Bokek in Judean Desert, on a plateau 2 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/03t.jpg) Valley of Nahal Bokek River in Judean Desert, 3 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/201/jpeg/00t.jpg) Nahal Bokek River in Judean Desert, on a plateau 2 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/09t.jpg) Valley of Nahal Bokek River in Judean Desert, 3 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/257/jpeg/06t.jpg) Spring flowers along a trail near Tseelim river, 2 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, February 21, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/257/jpeg/04t.jpg) Spring flowers along a trail near Tseelim river, 2.5 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, February 21, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/21t.jpg) Desert landscape of Nahal Akev creek canyon, 2.5 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/05t.jpg) Shallow parts of Nahal Bokek River in Judean Desert, 3 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/37t.jpg) A shallow waterfall of Nahal Bokek in Judean Desert, on a plateau 2 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/06t.jpg) Shallow parts of Nahal Bokek River in Judean Desert, 3 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/36t.jpg) Approaching beginning of a canyon of Nahal Bokek in Judean Desert, on a plateau 2 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/12t.jpg) View of Tsuk Tamrur hill in Judean Desert from another northern hill, 2.5 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/29t.jpg) Shallow parts of Nahal Bokek River in Judean Desert, on a plateau 2 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/26t.jpg) View of Judean Desert, Nahal Bokek, and beginning of its canyon from a hill, 2.5 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/19t.jpg) View of Judean Desert, Nahal Bokek, and beginning of its canyon from a hill, 2.5 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/246/jpeg/31t.jpg) View to the south from a trail near Nahal Gishron creek, 3.5 miles north-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/246/jpeg/30t.jpg) View to the south from a trail near Nahal Gishron creek, 3.5 miles north-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/246/jpeg/27t.jpg) Close up view of a small passage from a trail 0.5 miles south from Mount Yoash, 3.5 miles north-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/200/jpeg/02t.jpg) Nahal Bokek River in Judean Desert, view from Tsuk Tamrur hill, 3 miles west from Ein Bokek. The Middle East, April 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/29t.jpg) View of Masada hill north from Mount Eliazar. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/250/jpeg/28t.jpg) View of Masada hill north from Mount Eliazar. The Middle East, January 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/208/jpeg/31t.jpg) End of Nahal Tseelim canyon from the Roman road to Masada, 2.5 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, May 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/208/jpeg/33t.jpg) View of a hill with Masada fortress on the top from the Roman road 1.5 miles north from Masada at evening. The Middle East, May 17, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/36t.jpg) Smooth dark green leaves of Mediterranean squill, Hebrew name hatzav, on a plateau of Negev desert 1.5 miles south from Ben Gurion College at Sde Boker. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/02t.jpg) Nahal Tzefahot River, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/04t.jpg) Approaching Mount Tzefahot from north, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/06t.jpg) View to the north from Mount Tzefahot, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/247/jpeg/37t.jpg) Potato stones (bulbusim) near Bulbusei Gir, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/171/jpeg/11t.jpg) Geye Bahak Gorge, 2 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, January 20, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/171/jpeg/18t.jpg) Geye Bahak Gorge, 2 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, January 20, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/171/jpeg/10t.jpg) Nahal Tseelim River, 2 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, January 20, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/246/jpeg/26t.jpg) View of a small passage and Mount Shlomo behind it from a trail 0.5 miles south from Mount Yoash, 3.5 miles north-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/312/jpeg/22t.jpg) Desert landscape of canyon of Nahal Akev wadi, 2.5 miles east from Avdat. The Middle East, November 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/01t.jpg) A potato stone (limestone bulbus) near Bulbusei Gir, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/05t.jpg) View to the north from a slope of Mount Tzefahot, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/247/jpeg/36t.jpg) Maale Bulbusim Ascent from Egyptian border, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/248/jpeg/07t.jpg) Eilat mountains north-east from Mount Tzefahot, 3 miles south-west from Eilat. The Middle East, January 17, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/178/jpeg/29t.jpg) A desert plateau covered by flint stones (view to south-east) 1.5 miles south from Ben Gurion College at Sde Boker. The Middle East, February 15, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/142/jpeg/07t.jpg) Judean Desert on the plateau, near Ein Bokek. The Middle East, May 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/142/jpeg/08t.jpg) Judean Desert on the plateau, near Ein Bokek. The Middle East, May 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/142/jpeg/14t.jpg) Judean Desert on the plateau, near Ein Bokek. The Middle East, May 20, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/180/jpeg/27t.jpg) Upper northern side of the Bokek creek canyon and hills of Judean Desert. The Middle East, February 22, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/171/jpeg/13t.jpg) Picnic at Geye Bahak Gorge, 2 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, January 20, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/170/jpeg/32t.jpg) Acacia tree at Nahal Tseelim, 2 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, January 20, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/170/jpeg/36t.jpg) Limestone along Nahal Tseelim River, 2 miles north from Masada. The Middle East, January 20, 2001
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