Tavor Stream Natural Reserve-Israel

Spring brings with it blossom, smells and perfect weather to hike in the nature.

We took advantage  for a 7Mile hike in the South East of the the Galil region in North of Israel just east of Mount Tabor https://www.bibleplaces.com/mounttabor/

A bus picked the people of our hiking  group starting at 7AM and at 8:30 after having breakfast we started to hike the trail passing through colorful pastures,streams  all the way to high view points.

As you can see we do not have a lot of water but when we see some it is  a big celebration like we stroke “gold”, at this season we were still able to experience a weak stream and a small waterfall before it all gets dry in the hot sun of the summer.

The climb to the top of the mountain was very rewarding , in some cases we had to use iron steps built into the stone but the views , the fresh air and the atmosphere were worth every step.

Flowers , birds and cows (No bears…) completed the picture and added to this great hiking day in North of Israel, there is a lot to see in our small country,Shores of the Medditernian sea,ancient cities such as Jerusalem,Acko,Nazaret,teh Dead sea at the lowest place on Earth and a lot of history- going back to when Abraham walked the land just 5000 or so years ago....it sure worth a visit.

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We are ready for the next adventure….Jeep Trip to Georgia Asia in June, till then we wish you all to do things you want to do NOW….because today is the FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

Opal Trail Oregon

Lakeview C.G in Detroit Lake Oregon was our “home” for the next 3 days, I must add that the prices of the C.G on the lake are outrages and have nothing to do with what they offer , so try to keep away from this place unless you want to pay 50US$ and more.

Any how we got stuck during the weekend here and got an offer of 40US$ and stayed.

After settling down we took a short drive to see the area, it sure is beautiful.

We got back to the C.G and planned to start early in the morning towards the Opal Creek after being warned that the parking area is limited and gets full especially on weekends .

Next morning we were at the parking are at 8AM, the weather was just right hiking the Opal easy hike section of 6 Miles round trip.

By the way this popular trail that was supposed to be crowded in the week end –was not, we counted like 20 people in 4 hours….

At the end of this section we reached an old minnig town in Jawbone Flats that was reconstucted by Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center and Opal Pools.

On the way back to the parking lot we did a side trip to the Sawmill Falls .

Here is the place to mention that the Forest Service does not put signs on the main trail and you have to explore to find directions to falls or other hikes, kind of strange but a fact at least on the Opal Trail.

We were lucky to meet a ranger that directed us to the Sawmill Falls he showed us  a side path with no signs from the main Trail, could never guess it leads to the falls, wow imagine missing this….

In the area we found an old entrance to a mine that was blocked by a metal door, but no sign with an explanation.

We ended this part of the trail after 5 hours at the parking lot then drove the trail head of Henline Falls , again no sing showing to the falls only a sign saying "Entering Opal Creek Wilderness" and hiked 2 miles round trip to this beautiful falls.

It was about the time to catch some snack and 3 pools offered a picnic area and a beach

We had a great day and were ready to hit “home” at 5PM but unfortunately on HWY 22 we were witness to a head on collation accident by 2 cars , one died and 2 wounded....it took almost 5 hours till we could continue on the way, sad ending to a great day.

            

Must end this post with a more possitive atmosphere.