Day Three

Another beautiful day on the Israel trail. Today’s hike took us from deep inside the Eilat mountains past Mt. Shlomo, Israel’s only granite mountain where the rock dates back almost a billion years, not bad considering the earth is only four billion years old. Mt. Shlomo runs along one of the many fault lines in Israel and you can see it with the naked eye. In fact its pretty hard to miss. The granite of Mt. Shlomo runs along the limestone of the surrounding mountains. Its quite a contrast. Pictures like I said before will be coming. Some other highlights of today where an ancient animal trap from the Chalcolithic Period, Amrams Pillars which are some excellent examples of the power of erosion on sandstone, and the many Ibexes ( antelope like animal ) that feed in nearby Wadi Rehem where there is a lovely oasis filled with Rehem Palms that we sat for lunch. Wow the dessert is filled with such wonder and power, and its just the beginning.